Super Bowl LX Week Opens With Coaching Shakeups & Quarterback Health Updates

Super Bowl LX week has arrived, bringing a wave of coordinator and head coaching hires across the league, along with health updates for the starting quarterbacks set to take the field.

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Super Bowl LX week is underway, closing out the 2025–26 NFL season and sharpening focus on both the championship matchup and leaguewide staff movement. Multiple franchises finalized coordinator and head coaching decisions over the weekend, while both Super Bowl teams issued updated quarterback practice reports.

Several clubs filled key coordinator roles. The Arizona Cardinals hired former Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur as head coach. The Baltimore Ravens added Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle as their new offensive coordinator. The Buffalo Bills named Jim Leonhard as defensive coordinator and confirmed Pete Carmichael as offensive coordinator and Jeff Rodgers as special teams coordinator.

The Pittsburgh Steelers hired Patrick Graham as defensive coordinator, while the San Francisco 49ers brought in Raheem Morris for the same role. Washington finalized Daronte Jones as defensive coordinator. The Las Vegas Raiders are targeting Klint Kubiak as their next head coach, with completion expected after Super Bowl LX. Miami is expected to add Sean Duggan as defensive coordinator. The New York Giants continued offensive coordinator interviews with Jim Bob Cooter and Alex Tanney.

Coaching News:

Arizona Cardinals

• Hired Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur as head coach

Baltimore Ravens

• Hiring Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator

Buffalo Bills

• Hiring Broncos assistant head coach Jim Leonhard as defensive coordinator

• Officially hired Pete Carmichael as offensive coordinator

• Officially hired Jeff Rodgers as special teams coordinator

Las Vegas Raiders

• Zeroing in on Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak as next head coach (expected after Super Bowl LX)

Miami Dolphins

• Expected to hire Packers linebackers coach Sean Duggan as defensive coordinator

New York Giants

• Colts OC Jim Bob Cooter interviewed for the OC job (Sunday)

• Colts passing game coordinator Alex Tanney interviewed for the OC job (Friday)

Pittsburgh Steelers

• Hired former Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham as defensive coordinator

San Francisco 49ers

• Hiring former Falcons head coach Raheem Morris as defensive coordinator

Washington Commanders

• Officially announced hiring Daronte Jones as defensive coordinator

Quarterback availability remains a focal point entering championship week. For the New England Patriots, quarterback Drake Maye missed Friday’s practice due to illness but reportedly responded well to prior throwing work as he manages a shoulder issue. The Seattle Seahawks listed quarterback Sam Darnold as limited with an oblique injury in their latest report.

QB Injury Updates

New England Patriots

• QB Drake Maye (illness/right shoulder) did not practice Friday

• Mike Vrabel said Maye’s shoulder responded “favorably” to limited participation Thursday

Seattle Seahawks

• QB Sam Darnold (oblique) limited in Friday’s practice

With Super Bowl LX days away, coordinator hiring cycles and quarterback health reports highlight how teams are simultaneously preparing for the title game and building their 2026 football operations structure.