San Francisco 49ers QB coach Brian Griese rejected the New York Jets request to interview him for their vacant head coach role.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in a position they aren't often in. One of the team's coordinators is garnering interest as a head coaching candidate. This never happens, as Head Coach Mike Tomlin having a nonexistent coaching tree is one of the major blemishes on his resume.

The Jets also are expected to interview Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady, Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, Commanders defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., Vikings quarterbacks coach Josh McCown and 49ers quarterbacks coach Brian Griese.

Arthur Smith, Brian Griese, Aaron Glenn, Vance Joseph and Bobby Slowik. The list stands at 12 currently with seven of those names being people who have held head coaching positions in the past.

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith has had two teams request interviews with him for head coaching vacancies so far as the rest of the NFL enters its offseason, but oddsmakers don’t like his chances of landing either of those two jobs.

Offensive coordinators Arthur Smith (Steelers), Bobby Slowik (Texans) and Joe Brady (Bills), defensive coordinators Aaron Glenn (Lions) and Vance Joseph (Broncos), and quarterbacks coach Brian Griese (49ers) were candidates named in multiple reports.

The New York Jets are reportedly considering another 49ers assistant coach to lead the franchise. The Jets requested an interview with 49ers quarterbacks coach Brian Griese about their head-coaching vacancy,

Specifically, first-year offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is a name often thrown ... the Jets are also interested in Brian Griese, Bobby Slowik, Darren Rizzi, Jeff Ulbrich, Joe Brady, Josh ...

Despite a down year, the 49ers received a head coaching request for a positional coach on Black Monday. ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted the New York Jets requested a head coaching

For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.

The Jets have launched their head coaching search, and Ron Rivera and Rex Ryan are a couple of the early candidates.

Casting many lines The New York Jets are coming off one of the most dismal seasons in a history of dismal seasons. So much was expected from Aaron Rodgers, and so little was delivered. That led to the firing of Robert Saleh and Jeff Ulbrich finishing out as the interim coach.