The Chicago Bears' list of head coaching candidates grows by the day, as does the list of candidates they've already interviewed for the job.

There are assistants who have been head coaches before, like Kliff Kingsbury and Brian Flores. There are former Cowboys assistants like Kellen Moore and Wes Phillips, and Al Harris could emerge as a dark horse candidate, and that’s before the young gun coordinators like Ben Johnson, Bobby Slowik, Joe Brady and others are even mentioned.

When the NFL regular season comes to a close, it sends the head-coaching carousel into high gear. The 2025 cycle is in full swing and began with six openings across the NFL. One of those has since been filled with the New England Patriots hiring Mike Vrabel to lead the franchise after moving on from Jerod Mayo after one season.

The Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel. Here’s a team-by-team look at how the hiring cycle for NFL coaches shapes up for everyone else.

NFL regular season is complete and it's on to the playoffs. Yet for a large number of franchises, it's time to move into offseason mode. Realistically, some of them have already done so -- especially those who have made changes at the head coach or general manager positions.