Acme Packing Company
A month ago, Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley said that he bets that defensive end Micah Parsons, who tore his ACL during the 2025 regular season, will break the NFL’s sack record in 2026. Hafley might not be around to see that plan through, though, as he’s been a hot name on the coaching market.
Teams are not allowed to interview coaching candidates who are on teams that play on wild card weekend until next week, but that doesn’t mean that they can’t announce that those interviews will be scheduled. So while Hafley hasn’t spent any time with other teams as he preps to stop the Chicago Bears this week, other clubs are already getting in line to talk to him.
The first request came from the Tennessee Titans. Now, the Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals have also submitted requests to speak with Hafley next week.
Assume that this number continues to grow, as the Cleveland Browns, Las Vegas Raiders, Miami Dolphins and his hometown New York Giants also have job openings at the top level. Because of league rules, Hafley won’t be able to interview until Tuesday, January 13th. For what it’s worth, Tuesdays are usually the closest things that coaches have to off days during a regular week in the NFL.
