There are no more teams with coaching vacancies
Jan 18, 2013 at 12:08 PM
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It looks like San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman may be staying with the team after all. The final team that had a head coaching vacancy, the Arizona Cardinals, announced the hiring of Bruce Arians today.
Here is a list of the coaching changes that have taken place so far.
- Bears: Marc Trestman replaces Lovie Smith
- Bills: Doug Marrone replaces Chan Gailey
- Browns: Rob Chudzinski replaces Pat Shurmur
- Cardinals: Bruce Arians replaces Ken Whisenhunt
- Chargers: Mike McCoy replaces Norv Turner
- Chiefs: Andy Reid replaces Romeo Crennel
- Eagles: Chip Kelly replaces Andy Reid
- Jaguars: Gus Bradley replaces Mike Mularkey
It also appears as if 49ers director of player personnel Tom Gamble will remain with the team.
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