The N.F.L Coaches Fired So Far in 2022

The Broncos’ general manager, George Paton, who took over that job when John Elway moved to director of football operations in January 2021, will start looking for a new coach.

“George will have full authority to select the next head coach of the Broncos,” the team’s president and chief executive, Joe Ellis, said in a statement. “This is his decision and his program.”

There may also be turmoil in the owner’s box, too. The odds that the franchise will be sold this year rose after a judge in Arapahoe County, Colo., dismissed a lawsuit that contested the will of the former owner Pat Bowlen, who died in 2019.

Whoever takes over the team’s front office will inherit several top offensive weapons, including receiver Jerry Jeudy and tight end Noah Fant, and several top defenders, including safety Justin Simmons and linebacker Bradley Chubb. The team also has five picks in the first three rounds of the coming draft.

Brian Flores, Miami Dolphins

In a surprising move, the Dolphins dismissed Brian Flores on Monday despite a 9-8 season, and a seven-game winning streak that nearly vaulted Miami into the playoffs. In his three seasons as head coach, Flores held a 4-2 record against the division-rival New England Patriots and Bill Belichick, his mentor over his decade as an assistant there.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/sports/football/nfl-coaches-fired.html