Arizona Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon was the latest NFL coach shown the door on « Black Monday, » getting dismissed a day after the team suffered its ninth straight loss of the season.
The move was announced via the team’s website after the Cardinals ended the season with a 37-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
« Jonathan is a very smart, motivated, enthusiastic, intelligent, awesome coach, » Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill said during a press conference on Monday.
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« He made us better, but I think, as you all know, this is a league about wins and losses. The wins and losses speak for themselves – especially this year. We just felt like we were going in the wrong direction, and we needed to change course. »
Gannon, 43, was short with the media after the game and had little to elaborate on after the Cardinals finished with a 3-14 record.
« Not a great one, » he said when asked to summarize the season. « A lot of adversity, but growth will happen. »
« My best memory? My best memory has not happened, » he continued. « It will be the growth that comes from this year. That’s a good question. »
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Gannon declined to speculate about his future, telling reporters that Monday would look like « the same 24 hours » of any Monday after failing to make the playoffs. But that wasn’t the case.
His dismissal comes after three seasons with the organization, but the 2024 NFL season marked Gannon’s worst – by far.
The Cardinals burst out of the gate with two straight wins, but injuries to stars like Kyler Murray and James Conner, combined with sloppy, self-inflicted mistakes – most notably Emari Demercado’s premature celebration and fumbled ball at the goal line – swiftly ended any realistic playoff hopes.
Gannon even had his own sideline blunder when he was fined $100,000 by the NFL for appearing to get into an altercation with Demercado following the dropped ball.
Gannon parts ways with the organization with a 15-36 record.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Publish date : 2026-01-05 19:47:00
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