Eagles coordinators land head coaching jobs

The coordinators for the Super Bowl runner-up Philadelphia Eagles both landed first-time head coaching gigs 48 hours after their loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

DC Jonathan Gannon replaced Kliff Kingsbury in Arizona on Tuesday and OC Shane Steichen was hired in Indianapolis, succeeding interim head coach Jeff Saturday.

That completes this year's protracted hiring cycle that featured just five openings.

Ejiro Evero, who did a stellar job as Denver's defensive coordinator, interviewed for all five head coach openings.

When he didn't land any of them, he sought out of his contract with the Broncos so he could start fresh as the Carolina Panthers' defensive coordinator.

Left out again was Kansas City offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, who has now been interviewed 16 times by 15 teams over the last five hiring cycles.

Bieniemy won his second ring with Andy Reid on Sunday when Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to a 38-35 come-from-behind victory over the Eagles in Super Bowl 57.

Bieniemy, who was among more than a dozen candidates for the Colts' head coaching job, might need to get out of Reid's shadow and gain full control of an offense to change his chronic runner-up status.

The Washington Commanders have requested permission to speak with him about their vacant offensive coordinator job.

Saturday was a stunning midseason hire as interim head coach in Indianapolis because he had no coaching experience at any level.

He was considered for the permanent position, but the Colts decided to make Steichen the league's third 37-year-old head coach instead.

Gannon, 40, takes over an Arizona team that went 4-13.

His smothering defenses piled up sacks the last two seasons but his resume took a bit of a hit in the Super Bowl when the Eagles coughed up a double-digit halftime lead and couldn't stop a limping Mahomes from leading the Chiefs to scores on all four of their second-half drives.

That didn't faze Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill, who is trying to find a leader who can help the franchise win its first NFL championship since 1947.

Helping in that cause is the No. 3 overall pick in the upcoming draft.

With the head coaching positions all filled, the league turns its attention to the annual quarterback carousel — Derek Carr hit the open market Tuesday with his release from the Las Vegas Raiders — and several teams are looking for a replacement or an upgrade at the position.