The Cardinals and Jonathan Gannon have parted ways, creating the NFL’s sixth head coaching vacancy this winter alongside the Giants, Titans, Browns, Falcons and Raiders.
Gannon arrived in Arizona three seasons ago as an ideal candidate. For two seasons, the Cardinals were plucky, despite a pronounced lack of talent, and increasingly competitive. Gannon was also one of the few coaches who—to his ultimate detriment—did not see Kyler Murray as an obstacle to taking the job. Right away, out front and behind the scenes, Gannon supported Murray after what was a tumultuous end to the Cardinals–Kliff Kingsbury–Murray relationship.
