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NFL Rumors: Latest Pre-Playoff Buzz Surrounding 2017 Coaching Vacancies
- Updated: January 7, 2017
For 12 NFL teams, the road to Super Bowl LI continues. For the other 20, the chances of winning a title this year have met an abrupt and disappointing ending. For the latter group, the focus now moves on to 2017, and for six of those teams, the focus is on finding a new head coach.
Five teams—the Los Angles Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers—fired their head coaches. The Denver Broncos are also seeking a replacement for Gary Kubiak, who decided to retire at the end of the season.
A large number of coordinators, assistant coaches and team executives have also been let go in the wake of the 2016 season. However, we’ll be focusing strictly on head-coaching vacancies today.
We’ll be examining some of the latest rumors surrounding the head-coaching carousel heading into the opening round of the postseason.
Latest Buzz
Doug Marrone Could Remain in Jacksonville
Given the relative lack of national exposure the Jaguars receive, you’ll be forgiven if you thought Doug Marrone simply disappeared from the NFL after stepping down as head coach of the Buffalo Bills back in 2014.
However, Marrone has spent the past two seasons as assistant head coach and offensive line coach for the Jaguars. When the Jaguars decided to part ways with Gus Bradley last month, Marrone was made interim head coach.
There’s a strong chance Marrone could remain in command of the Jaguars on a full-time basis. According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, Marrone met with Jaguars brass in a lengthy meeting on Thursday night:
The #Jaguars met with interim coach Doug Marrone all day and late into the night on Thursday, source said. Sounds like it went well.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 6, 2017
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Marrone is also under consideration by the Rams for their head-coaching vacancy:
Rams are requesting permission today to interview Jaguars’ interim HC Doug Marrone for their HC job, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 2, 2017
The Bills went 6-10 and 9-7 in the two seasons with Marrone at the helm.
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