The number of Black head coaches in the NFL is decreasing in 2026. Despite 10 coaching vacancies there was only one minority hire this cycle.

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Whitmer is notably coming off one season working for Curt Cignetti at Indiana as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Whitmer worked directly with Fernando Mendoza, the Heisman trophy winner and national championship-winning quarterback, in Bloomington, Ind.

One offensive assistant coach is headed to a different AFC North squad.

The Cincinnati Bengals have hired former University of South Carolina quarterbacks coach Davis Koetter to serve as the team’s assistant wide receivers coach, according to NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero. Davis, the son of former NFL coach Dirk Koetter, spent two years at the University of Texas as an analyst.

The Tennessee Titans have received widespread support for the team's hiring of Robert Saleh to take over as head coach.