Revenge of the Birds
Week 14 of the 2025 NFL season is in the books. The playoff picture is getting much clearer after each weekend’s games come to their conclusion each weekend.
What is also clear is which teams are headed in the wrong direction, and have been for several years now. Will their team owners continue with their head coaches? Or will they have an announcement on Black Monday?
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Already, two clubs have let their head coaches go: the Tennessee Titans and the New York Football Giants. Both teams still haven’t done anything but pile up losses as the season has just three games remaining.
After this weekend’s contests, Athlon Sports came out and published an article written by Andrew Holleran stating that the head coaching firings are just getting prepped. Which other teams are on their list of potential firings?
According to Athlon, at least six. Or even seven.
NFL insider Josina Anderson has stated that there will be six more coaching vacancies once the final regular-season game is played in Week 18 on Sunday, January 4. The very next day is usually when these firings take place.
“Black Monday” is the official moniker. It was derived from an actual event.
This term originated in Dublin, Ireland, in 1209 when 500 settlers were massacred on Easter Monday and was referred to as “Black Monday.” In football, the term was first used in a 1998 New York Times article referring to an Associated Press story, “Black Monday for NFL Coaches.”
Anderson quotes a “league source” for her information and stated several club owners are already making alternate plans.
Even though Anderson mentioned six firings, she only listed four:
Pete Carroll – Raiders
Raheem Morris – Falcons
Jonathan Gannon – Cardinals
Kevin Stefanski – Browns
For a while now, speculation has swirled around Mike McDaniel of the Miami Dolphins getting the ax, as well as the New York Jets’ Aaron Glenn.
That could mean as many as eight head coaching vacancies could be on the horizon.
In addition, rumors are now circulating that Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers may want to part ways with the franchise and take a year off before returning to the game, just like Sean Payton did. However, a source with the team stated that Tomlin would never be fired and if he left the head coaching position, it would be on his own timeline. Besides, his contract runs out this season, but the franchise has a two-year option to retain him.
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Steelers will never fire Tomlin, and he will decide if, and when, to step down. All of this is probably moot since the Steelers defeated division foe Baltimore Ravens 27-22 this weekend to claim first place in the AFC North Division.
