Kliff Kingsbury, Lovie Smith, Joe Woods among the early firings
“The day after” is what many call the Monday immediately following the end of the NFL regular season and it is typically a tough day to be a coach. Teams have their exit meetings and assess what to do heading into the next season to have the best chance to compete for a Super Bowl victory. For some teams, that means a fresh start and we'll update this post as more news breaks today and throughout the week.
Cardinals fire Kliff Kingsbury
One of those teams is the Arizona Cardinals, who fired head coach Kliff Kingsbury just 10 months after signing him to a contract extension that ran through the 2027 season. Kingsbury and the Cardinals just completed a 4-13 season and his four-year tenure ends with a record of 28-37-1 and a loss in the team’s lone playoff game.
Not only was Kingsbury’s let go, but GM Steve Keim announced he is stepping away to focus on his health, so major changes are coming in Arizona.
Kyler Murray will likely miss the early part of the 2023 season recovering from a torn ACL, so we’ll see how his rehab goes and how the Cardinals attempt to set him up for success after regressing in a big way from his 2021 season.