Cardinals hire Mike LaFleur as final head coach hire complete across NFL

The NFL coaching carousel came to an extremity connected Sunday, arsenic the Arizona Cardinals’ prosecute marked the past squad to capable its vacancy.

The Cardinals announced the hiring of Mike LaFleur, the Los Angeles Rams' violative coordinator, connected a five-year deal.

After it was reported Seattle Seahawks violative coordinator Klint Kubiak volition beryllium taking the Las Vegas Raiders’ occupation pursuing the effect of Super Bowl LX, the last 2 caput coaching spots near successful the NFL were filled. 

The remainder of the coaching hires are arsenic follows:

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Offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur of the Los Angeles Rams looks connected successful the 2nd fractional of the preseason crippled against the Denver Broncos astatine Empower Field At Mile High connected Aug. 26, 2023 successful Denver, Colorado. (Tyler Schank/Getty Images)

• New York Giants: John Harbaugh
• Atlanta Falcons: Kevin Stefanski
• Cleveland Browns: Todd Monken
• Buffalo Bills: Joe Brady
• Baltimore Ravens: Jesse Minter
• Pittsburgh Steelers: Mike McCarthy
• Miami Dolphins: Jeff Hafley
• Tennessee Titans: Robert Saleh

The Cardinals stayed successful the division, poaching different manager from the coveted Sean McVay coaching tree. McVay has present had 4 violative coordinators since he’s been caput manager of the Rams.

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All 4 of them are present caput coaches, including Kevin O’Connell (Minnesota Vikings), Liam Coen (Jacksonville Jaguars) and Matt LaFleur, Mike’s brother, who coaches the Green Bay Packers.

"We had the accidental to talk with an outstanding radical of candidates during this precise thorough process and gathered tremendous penetration from each of them," Cardinals proprietor Michael Bidwill said successful a statement. "At the extremity of that process, it was wide that Mike LaFleur possesses each the traits indispensable to pb this squad to occurrence arsenic its caput coach. He is highly intelligent with an exceptionally sharp, originative shot mind. Mike is besides a dynamic and innovative person and precisely the benignant of idiosyncratic we were looking for to usher our squad arsenic its caput coach."

Head manager Sean McVay and violative coordinator Mike LaFleur of the Los Angeles Rams travel the associated signifier with the Los Angeles Chargers astatine The Bolt connected Aug. 4, 2024 successful El Segundo, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

General manager Monti Ossenfort added: "In his career, Mike has been astir immoderate of the champion and brightest coaches successful shot and has been a cardinal contributor to highly palmy teams. He understands what winning shot looks similar and what it takes to execute it. Mike is simply a beardown communicator with a detail-oriented teaching benignant that has ever gotten the champion from his players and we are incredibly excited for him to bring that to the Cardinals."

With LaFleur successful Los Angeles, the Rams’ discourtesy has been 1 of the champion units successful the league, ranking 5th successful passing yards (244.9), archetypal downs (21.4) and violative touchdowns (144) since taking implicit the role. The Rams besides averaged 361.8 yards per game, which ranks sixth successful the NFL.

"I couldn't beryllium much fired up to go the caput manager of the Arizona Cardinals and americium beyond grateful to Michael (Bidwill) and Monti (Ossenfort) for this opportunity. Having competed against them successful the NFC truthful galore times successful caller years, I cognize the benignant of endowment and toughness the squad has and cannot hold to get to Arizona to deed the crushed running," LaFleur said successful a statement.

Offensive Coordinator Mike LaFleur interacts with Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams anterior to the NFL divisional playoff shot crippled astatine Soldier Field connected January 18, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Kara Durrette/Getty Images) (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Before moving with the Rams, LaFleur joined Saleh with the New York Jets, starring their discourtesy successful the aforesaid role. He was with Saleh successful San Francisco nether Kyle Shanahan’s 49ers authorities arsenic well.

With each caput manager roles filled, the coaching dominoes volition proceed to autumn arsenic they physique retired their staffs for the 2026 NFL season, which volition officially commencement adjacent month. 

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