Four NFL coaches fired, including ex-Eagles coordinator Jonathan Gannon and Philly-area native Kevin Stefanski

For the NFL teams that made the playoffs, this is just another Monday of preparation for the next game, as coaches now have their eyes set on a Lombardi Trophy. For the teams that ended their regular seasons this week, it’s Black Monday — a day when big changes are made on the coaching side, with teams hoping for a better result next season.

Last year, there were seven coaching changes, but only one coach was fired on Black Monday: former Eagles coach Doug Pederson, who was let go by the Jacksonville Jaguars after a 4-13 season, his third with the team. This year, four coaches have already been let go since the regular season ended Sunday night.

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It started with the Atlanta Falcons firing Raheem Morris on Sunday night. On Monday, three more coaches were dismissed: Jonathan Gannon (Arizona Cardinals), Kevin Stefanski (Cleveland Browns), and Pete Carroll (Las Vegas Raiders).

Two coaches didn’t even make it to the end of the season. Brian Daboll and Brian Callahan were fired by the New York Giants and the Tennessee Titans, respectively, during the season.

That brings the total to six coaching changes, one behind last year — but it’s still early. Here’s a closer look at the four coaches fired since Sunday.

Gannon was the latest to get fired on Black Monday. The 42-year-old coach was hired from the Eagles in 2023, signing a five-year deal that drew allegations of tampering against the Cardinals because of the timing of hiring, so quickly after the Eagles’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII. The issue was resolved by swapping draft picks.

Now, the Cardinals have parted ways with the former Eagles defensive coordinator after a 15-36 record (.294) over three seasons. This season, the Cardinals finished with a 3-14 record, the worst of Gannon’s tenure, losing more games than the rest of the NFC West combined (13).

While the Cardinals gave Gannon three seasons to try to get the team together, the Raiders weren’t so patient with Carroll, who was fired after just one.

Las Vegas was one of four teams with a 3-14 record this season, but thanks to tiebreakers, the Raiders will have the No. 1 pick in April’s NFL draft. They had already fired offensive coordinator (and former Eagles coach) Chip Kelly during the season. Of the 3-14 teams, only New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn remains.

Notably, Raiders minority owner Tom Brady — who will be on the call for the Eagles’ wild-card game Sunday on Fox — will be part of the search for a new head coach in Las Vegas.

A day after Browns fans celebrated Myles Garrett breaking the single-season sack record, they woke up to news that Stefanski, a former two-time NFL coach of the year, had been added to the unemployed list after six seasons in Cleveland.

Overall, Stefanski went 45-56 (.446) with the Browns, the franchise’s best winning percentage since Bill Belichick’s short tenure in Cleveland in the early 1990s (not counting the eight games Gregg Williams served as the team’s interim coach in 2018).

Stefanski is a Wayne native who played quarterback at St. Joseph’s Prep and Penn.

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The Falcons fired Morris, along with general manager Terry Fontenot, even though Atlanta ended the season with four consecutive wins and tied for first place in the NFC South with an 8-9 record. It was Morris’ second straight 8-9 finish.