The Monday after the NFL regular season has been known as Black Monday for several seasons now. It got its nickname because of all of the coaches that lost their jobs after the season.
However, the only head coaches to lose their jobs were Eric Mangini of Cleveland Browns, John Fox of the Carolina Panthers, and Tom Cable of the Oakland Raiders. Mangini was 10-22 in his two year stint with the Browns.Fox had been with the team since 2002 and posted a 73-71 overall record and made playoff appearances in 2003, 2005, and 2008. Cable only had one full season as head coach, finishing 8-8 and 6-0 versus the AFC West.
One must also realize that this season was abnormally active during the season when it came to coaching changes since Brad Childress of the Minnesota Vikings, Wade Phillips of the Dallas Cowboys, Mike Singletary of the San Francisco 49ers, and Josh McDaniels of the Denver Broncos were all fired during the course of the season.
Sources have also reported that Gary Kubiak of the Houston Texans, Tom Coughlin of the New York Giants, and Jack Del Rio of the Jacksonville Jaguars are safe. In addition, Marvin Lewis of the Cincinnati Bengals, whose contract expired at the end of the season is accepting an unspecified contract extension to remain with the team into next season, if not beyond.
Coaches who still remain on the hot seat include Tony Sparano of the Miami Dolphins, Jeff Fisher of the Tennessee Titans, and possibly Norv Turner of the San Diego Chargers.
On another note, Leslie Frazier was named the head coach for the Minnesota Vikings.
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