We’re keep track of every NFL head coach fired to start the offseason, now including the Steelers’ job opening.

McDermott, however, is only the latest successful coach who was recently handed his walking papers. John Harbaugh (who has since resurfaced with the New York Giants) was also fired despite an 18-year run with the Ravens that included a Super Bowl title, 12 playoff appearances and eight road wins in the playoffs, an NFL record for a coach.

With coaching tenures shrinking and patience disappearing, the NFL’s approach to hiring head coaches is creating long-term problems.

Just when it was looking like the field of teams looking for head coaches was dwindling, another team enters the chat.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs missed out on the playoffs in 2025, and as a result, might have played a role in the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills firing their head coaches.

Aside from a year as defensive backs coach with the Eagles, Harbaugh's entire NFL coaching résumé came on special teams, a phase of the game often underrepresented in head-coaching searches. The Giants fired Brian Daboll,

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McDermott led the Bills to the playoffs in eight of his nine seasons, including five AFC East titles, which made his firing a surprise. Quarterback Josh Allen turns 30 in May, so the Bills have the most dominant player at the position for quite a while longer, and they immediately had the most attractive opening because of him.