When an NFL coaching agent was assessing potential job openings for one of his clients last week, it dawned on him that finding interview opportunities may not be his biggest problem in the league’s January hiring cycle. Instead, the looming issue for his coach might be choosing which meetings to turn down.
That’s a reality that might be showcasing a quandary for NFL teams next month. A lot of openings could exist by the first week of January, so many that there may be too many head-coaching jobs and too few high-quality candidates.
“If all the head coaches that could get fired do get fired, it’s going to get intense,” the agent said.