Brian Daboll just became the second NFL head coach to be fired this season, with the Giants letting him go midway through his fourth season in New York. His dismissal comes just a few weeks after the Titans fired their head coach, Brian Callahan, just six games into his second season with the team. It’s become clear that no job is guaranteed in this league. The NFL stands for one thing: Not For Long.
Whenever an NFL head coach is fired, people always ask the same question: who’s next on the hot seat? There are plenty of franchises toiling away near the bottom of the standings, so it may not be long before the next pink slip gets handed out.
Let’s take a look around the league and see which NFL head coaches are about to feel the heat.
Mike McDaniel — HC, Miami Dolphins
If there’s one head coach whose name keeps getting tossed around on the hot seat, it’s Mike McDaniel. There was already plenty of speculation about McDaniel’s job security heading into the 2025 season, and the team’s 3-7 start hasn’t helped.
Miami’s once-potent offence currently ranks 26th in points per game (21 PPG). Injuries and inconsistent play have led to many fans questioning McDaniel’s leadership. After joining the franchise as a highly-touted offensive play caller, McDaniel’s creativity and innovation seem to have gone missing.
The Dolphins’ Week 10 upset over the Bills may buy McDaniel some more time, but that seat is still warm and the pressure isn’t going anywhere. Unless Miami can build off last week and keeps winning, McDaniel could end up being the next NFL head coach to get fired.
Raheem Morris — HC, Atlanta Falcons
The temperature is rising in Atlanta following the team’s disappointing first half of the 2025 campaign. The Falcons are loaded with elite talent throughout their roster, but struggle to put it all together. When that’s the case, all eyes turn to the head coach, Raheem Morris.
While Atlanta has the NFL’s top passing defence (162.3 ypg) and delivered an impressive primetime win over the Bills, they’ve also suffered ugly losses to middling teams like the Panthers and Dolphins. With the Falcons now 3-6 and still searching for consistency, you can be sure that Morris is starting to feel the pressure.
Despite making modest improvements last year in his first full season as Falcons head coach, Morris continues to draw criticism for his decision-making and execution. He may be given some slack since he has a history with this franchise, but his return to Atlanta will be short-lived unless he can get the team playing up to their full potential.
Kevin Stefanski — HC, Cleveland Browns
Stefanski’s tenure in Cleveland started off promising, leading the team to a 37-30 record and a pair of playoff appearances over his first four seasons. That momentum came to a halt in 2024, as a 3–14 campaign ignited the first serious doubts about his grip on the job. And after a 2–7 start to 2025, those doubts have only grown louder.
Stefanski’s had his fair share of problems to deal with this season; from managing the Dillon Gabriel–Shedeur Sanders situation to watching Browns management trade Joe Flacco to a division rival, it’s been a tough road this season for the former Coach of the Year.
It helps that Cleveland has one of the league’s top defensive units and is giving up the second-fewest yards per game (264.9 YPG), but it’s hard to ask your defence to carry the load every week. It’s hard to blame Stefanski for the Browns’ current situation, but with his fourth losing season in six years all but assured at this point, time is not on his side.
Jonathan Gannon — HC, Arizona Cardinals
The former Eagles defensive coordinator was brought in to light a fire beneath this young Cardinals roster, but the team has struggled to produce wins under his leadership. Now in his third season in the desert, things are only getting hotter for Jonathan Gannon with each passing week.
The franchise’s record under Gannon stood at just 15-27 over his first two seasons. That trend has continued in 2025 with a 3-6 record through the opening 10 weeks, good enough for last place in the NFC West. If that’s not bad enough, the incident where he was fined $100,000 for hitting one of his players certainly doesn’t help.
This year’s Cardinals team is going nowhere fast, and a reset at head coach may be coming sooner rather than later. Stringing a few wins together would certainly go a long way for Gannon’s job security, but he may not want to get too comfortable given the team’s revolving door at head coach in recent years.