The end of the NFL regular season has brought consequences in the form of layoffs by several of the franchises that have had the worst results this season. On Monday there were three departures, being Kevin Stefanski (Cleveland Browns) the most striking, and those of Pete Carroll (Las Vegas Riders) and Jonathan Gannon (Arizona Cardinals) more sung after final streaks of eleven and nine consecutive losses.
It’s not that Stefanski’s departure (5-12) from the Browns is unexpected, as Ohio State had two bad campaignsbut the young 43-year-old head coach was elected NFL Coach of the Year twice during the six seasons he led the team. Since Stefanski re-signed in 2024, the Browns have won only eight of 34 games and his offensive ‘powers’ seem to have been extinguished, so the leaders have opted for dismissal.
Gannon ends his time in Arizona with a record of 15-36. After going 4-13 in the first season under this head coach, the Cardinals jumped to 8-9 last season and made big investments in their defense, which seemed to work, but everything went wrong starting in Week 5 this season. The coach He was fined by the franchise after criticizing his player Emari Demercado and did not handle the loss of his starting QB Kyler Murray well.
Finally we have the case of Pete Carroll (73 years old). The Raiders’ decision to hire Oldest coach in NFL history It turned out disastrous, and after just one year they have fired him and have to start from scratch. The season was terrible (3-14), the worst since the franchise existedand it will not be Carroll who will handle the first selection of the next NFL Draft. Their streak of 11 consecutive losses to close the season has prevented them from getting a second chance. He did not straighten the course, his bet on QB Geno Smith went wrong and along the way Las Vegas fired offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, who seemed not to fit with Carroll and had arrived as the highest paid in the league in his role.
