NFL head-coach firings, hirings and openings - Latest news, rumors and interview candidates on open jobs

The NFL regular season is behind us, and we have two head-coaching openings. The first two hires of this job cycle were made in late January with the Denver Broncos hiring Nathaniel Hackett and the Chicago Bears appointing Matt Eberflus. The New York Giants followed with Brian Daboll, and then the Las Vegas Raiders chose Josh McDaniels. The Jacksonville Jaguars were next, as they named Doug Pederson their coach Thursday. The Miami Dolphins hired Mike McDaniel on Sunday and the Houston Texans followed by reportedly hiring Lovie Smith on Monday.

The current open jobs: Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints.

Here's everything you need to know about the latest NFL head-coach movement, with news on open jobs, potential open jobs and candidates.

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New coach: Lovie SmithFormer coach: David Culley

Texans are expected to name former Buccaneers and Bears head coach Lovie Smith as their own head coach, sources tell ESPN's Adam Schefter and Field Yates. Smith was the Texans' associate head coach last season.

The Texans fired Culley one year after the longtime assistant became the oldest first-time NFL head coach at age 65.

In Culley's first season as a head coach, the Texans won the same number of games as they did the previous season under interim coach Romeo Crennel. Culley did it with a depleted roster and a team that has had just one first-round pick in the last four years.

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News: Texans expected to hire Smith as head coach, sources say

New coach: Mike McDanielFormer coach: Brian Flores

The Dolphins have agreed to a deal with 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel to make him their next coach, the team announced Sunday. McDaniel's hiring marks the end of a nearly month-long search