The NFL’s recent head coach hiring trend has been clear … quick firing triggers from team owners, and résumés that lean young, younger and youngest.
Nineteen of the league’s 32 franchises have hired a coach since 2017, not counting Carolina’s interim situation. Of those 19 new coaches, 12 were 44 years old or younger when they were signed. Seven of them were in their 30s.
For every Denver choosing 61-year-old Vic Fangio or Tampa Bay grabbing 67-year-old Bruce Arians, there were multiple Sean McVays (30 at hiring), Kyle Shanahans (36) and Kliff Kingsburys (39).