Black Monday has come and gone, and now NFL teams will start filling their head coach vacancies. Who will be next in line to step into those openings? Let’s run through the top options that might be hired by teams in need of a coach this offseason.

The Chicago Bears have been busy in recent days both interviewing head coaching candidates and also narrowing down the field. The post Bears Issue Statement on Brian Flores, as 2 Emerge as Leaders for HC Job appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Brian Flores didn’t have a great ending to his tenure with the Miami Dolphins but he’s a well respected head coach who worked under Bill Belichick, Mike Tomlin, and Kevin O’Connell. He’s currently the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings where he established himself as one of the top candidates in this cycle.

The key for the next Bears coach is to develop Caleb Williams, and some already have a relationship with the QB.

None of the other teams that have head coach openings seem to be as interested in Mike McCarthy as the Chicago Bears.

The race for the Chicago Bears head coaching job is reportedly between two candidates. On The Herd, Fox Sports' Jordan Schultz reported that Mike McCarthy

“We have completed an interview with head coach candidate Mike McCarthy ... With Vikings DC Brian Flores The Bears have interviewed 12 candidates, including McCarthy, in the first 11 days ...

Mike McCarthy's tenure as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys ended after five seasons, despite three consecutive 12-5 seasons and playoff appearances. N

The Cowboys denied the Bears’ request to interview Mike McCarthy, though they decided to move on from ... Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman, Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, Ravens offensive ...

The Chicago Bears are said to be "rolling out the red carpet" for Mike McCarthy during his interview for their head coaching job.

Minute-by-minute, story-by-story, we will report on what's going on here inside The Star and around the NFL in our Cowboys Coaching Carousel.

The Cowboys promoted offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer to head coach after parting ways with Mike McCarthy.