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Arizona Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon was nan latest NFL coach shown nan doorway connected "Black Monday," getting dismissed a time aft nan squad suffered its ninth consecutive nonaccomplishment of nan season.
The move was announced via nan team’s website aft nan Cardinals ended nan play pinch a 37-20 nonaccomplishment to nan Los Angeles Rams.
Arizona Cardinals caput coach Jonathan Gannon stands connected nan sideline during a crippled against nan Atlanta Falcons astatine State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Arizona, connected Dec. 21, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
"Jonathan is simply a very smart, motivated, enthusiastic, intelligent, awesome coach," Cardinals proprietor Michael Bidwill said during a property convention connected Monday.
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"He made america better, but I think, arsenic you each know, this is simply a convention astir wins and losses. The wins and losses speak for themselves – particularly this year. We conscionable felt for illustration we were going successful nan incorrect direction, and we needed to alteration course."
Gannon, 43, was short pinch nan media aft nan crippled and had small to elaborate connected aft nan Cardinals vanished pinch a 3-14 record.
Arizona Cardinals caput coach Jonathan Gannon leaves nan section aft an NFL shot crippled against nan Cincinnati Bengals successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
"Not a awesome one," he said erstwhile asked to summarize nan season. "A batch of adversity, but maturation will happen."
"My champion memory? My champion representation has not happened," he continued. "It will beryllium nan maturation that comes from this year. That’s a bully question."
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Gannon declined to estimate astir his future, telling reporters that Monday would look like "the aforesaid 24 hours" of immoderate Monday aft failing to make nan playoffs. But that wasn't nan case.
His dismissal comes aft 3 seasons pinch nan organization, but nan 2024 NFL play marked Gannon's worst – by far.
The Cardinals burst retired of nan gross pinch 2 consecutive wins, but injuries to stars for illustration Kyler Murray and James Conner, mixed pinch sloppy, self-inflicted mistakes – astir notably Emari Demercado’s premature ceremony and fumbled shot astatine nan extremity statement – swiftly ended immoderate realistic playoff hopes.
Arizona Cardinals caput coach Jonathan Gannon reacts during nan 2nd 4th of a crippled against nan Los Angeles Rams astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, California, connected Jan. 4, 2026. (Harry How/Getty Images)
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Gannon moreover had his ain sideline blunder erstwhile he was fined $100,000 by nan NFL for appearing to get into an altercation pinch Demercado pursuing nan dropped ball.
Gannon parts ways pinch nan statement pinch a 15-36 record.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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