NFL head coaching job tracker: Colts hire Eagles OC Reich

Feb 11, 2018, 2:45 PM | Updated: 5:01 pm

Moving on after Bruce Arians called it a career, the Arizona Cardinals were among seven NFL teams searching for a new head coach following the 2017 regular season.

They were the among the last to make their choice, hiring Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks on Monday after a deliberate round of interviews with nine coaching candidates.

While several teams publicly made hires, a handful of others decided on their new coaches but couldn’t make the moves official until those coaches’ current teams ended their respective seasons.

It appeared that Arizona was last to finalize their hire, but after Super Bowl LII, the Indianapolis Colts’ expected hire of Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels was set back when the New England assistant opted to instead remain under coach Bill Belichick.

The Colts scrambled and reportedly have decided to hire Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Reich to wrap the coaching carousel this offseason.

Here is a list of the job openings, who left and who will take over.

Team	Outgoing coach	Incoming coach, previous job
Arizona Cardinals	Bruce Arians	Steve Wilks, Panthers DC
Chicago Bears	John Fox	Matt Nagy, Chiefs OC
Detroit Lions	Jim Caldwell	Matt Patricia, Patriots DC
Indianapolis Colts	Chuck Pagano	~~Josh McDaniels, Patriots OC~~ Frank Reich, Eagles OC
Oakland Raiders	Jack Del Rio	Jon Gruden, ESPN analyst
New York Giants	Ben McAdoo	Pat Shurmur, Vikings OC
Tennessee Titans	Mike Mularkey	Mike Vrabel, Texans DC

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Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks

The 48-year-old assistant head coach and defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers, right, has a specialty as a defensive backs coach having been one himself. Wilks has been a defensive backs coach in the NFL since 2006, having spent time with the Chicago Bears and San Diego Chargers. Prior, he coached various positions in college at Washington, Notre Dame, Bowling Green, East Tennessee State, Appalachian State, Illinois State and Savannah State. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Philadelphia Eagles QB coach John DeFilippo
DeFilippo, 39, has reportedly been on general manager Steve Keim’s radar for some time, according to Ian Rapoport. He has been the quarterbacks coach in Oakland working with Derek Carr before spending one year as the offensive coordinator of the Browns. His most recent work with Carson Wentz in Philadelphia has him as one of the hotter coaching names in the league.
(AP Photo/David Richard)

Atlanta Falcons special teams coach Keith Armstrong
The 54-year-old, left, is no stranger to interviews for head coaching jobs and will have his latest with the Cardinals. Armstrong has been a special teams coach in the NFL since 1997, spending four years with the Bears, seven with the Dolphins and the last 10 with the Falcons.
(AP photo/Bob Leverone)

New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, left, talks with coaching assistant Steve Belichick, right, during practice Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, in Tempe, Ariz. The Patriots play the Seattle Seahawks in NFL football Super Bowl XLIX Sunday, Feb. 1. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

New England Patriots linebackers coach Brian Flores
The third name in New England being linked to open head coaching positions, Flores, right, has been with the Patriots since 2004. Working all the way up like Patricia from a scouting assistant at the age of 23 to the safeties coach in 2012, Flores spent four seasons with the safeties before coaching the linebackers for the past two seasons.
(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator James Bettcher
To no surprise, the Cardinals have Bettcher as an in-house candidate, according to Rapoport. The 39-year-old started in the NFL with the Colts in 2012 as the outside linebackers coach. He came with Arians to Arizona in 2013, serving as outside linebackers coach for two years before being promoted to DC in 2015. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz speaks with members of the media during a news conference at the team's NFL football training facility in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

In this July 27, 2017, file photo, Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur, left, and head coach Mike Zimmer watch practice during NFL football training camp in Mankato, Minn. The Vikings have managed to withstand the loss of their starting quarterback and running back in the first quarter of the season with a balanced attack, quality depth and a vastly improved offensive line. Coordinator Pat Shurmur has quietly done a masterful job of keeping the offense running. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King, File)

Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Munchak answers a question during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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