It only took two days for the 2026 NFL hiring cycle to completely flip on its head.
The league’s three known head coach vacancies at the conclusion of the regular season grew to four early on Black Monday, when the Cleveland Browns officially parted ways with Kevin Stefanski. It didn’t take long for teams to come calling for the Browns’ coach of six years, with ESPN’s Adam Schefter reporting that the Titans, Falcons and Giants all planned to speak with Stefanski about their HC openings.
He was the headliner of this year’s hiring class for barely a day, however, as John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens shifted the entire NFL landscape on Tuesday evening.