The top NFL coaching candidates (Jim Harbaugh!) of 2024: 11 names to watch as Black Monday 2024 approaches

The Monday after the end of the NFL regular season is a busy one for franchises not prepping for the postseason: Black Monday, as it’s known, is when some downtrodden teams fire their head coaches and begin the process of hiring someone who will lead the players next.

As of publishing this, Black Monday 2024 is a few days away, which means we’re focused on the names who could be out, but as we’ve done at times during the season, we can look at the coordinators, assistants and college coaches who could be elevated to the top job.

Here’s a look at the names being thrown around: