Sunday's NFL coaching roundup
Plenty of NFL teams are searching for new head coaches, coordinators, and front-office staff. Follow here for updates on the league's hiring carousel from Jan. 7.
The first head coaching domino appears set to fall, with the Detroit Lions reportedly the favorite to land one of the hottest candidates, Matt Patricia.
Report: Patriots preparing to lose DC Patricia, likely to Lions
Elsewhere, the Packers have found their man to replace longtime general manager Ted Thompson. Green Bay ultimately looked in-house after being rebuffed by Oakland Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie and Seattle Seahawks GM John Schneider, promoting director of player personnel Brian Gutekunst to the top job.
Report: Packers to promote Brian Gutekunst to GM
Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks couldn't figure out how to stop Drew Brees, Mark Ingram, Alvin Kamara, and Michael Thomas on Sunday, but his head coach, Ron Rivera, told reporters he has a "hunch" that Wilks will be getting hired soon, per Jourdan Rodrigue of the Charlotte Observer. Wilks is set to interview with the Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, and Arizona Cardinals next week, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Meanwhile, Pat Shurmur is receiving significant attention for several head coaching vacancies, and the Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator could come as a package deal. If Shurmur is hired by a quarterback-needy team, he may bring free-agent-to-be Case Keenum with him, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The veteran pivot produced a career year in 2017 under Shurmur.
Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy won't have much time to process Kansas City's devasting wild-card loss, as he'll interview for the Chicago Bears head coaching vacancy Sunday.
Lastly, the Texans continue to face roadblocks in their general manager search.
After the Philadelphia Eagles rebuffed Houston's effort to interview vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas, the New England Patriots followed suit, denying the Texans' request to speak to director of player personnel Nick Caserio and director of college scouting Monti Ossenfort. Gutekunst was also a contender for the Texans' GM vacancy but bailed on his interview after being offered the Packers job.
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