The 2026 NFL season is still a long ways away, but there will be teams looking for a new coach.

The New York Giants already fired Brian Daboll , and it’s fair to wonder whether Miami Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel, Cleveland Browns’ Kevin Stefanski and Las Vegas Raiders’ Pete Carroll are on the hot seat.

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero named 24 candidates fans should know for the 2026 coaching cycle, and Patriots passing game coordinator/tight end coach Thomas Brown was on the list.

Here’s what Pelissero wrote about Brown:

“A one-time Falcons draft pick at running back whose playing days were cut short by injury, Brown moved swiftly into coaching, winning a Super Bowl with the Rams and old high school rival Sean McVay, who has called Brown “one of the greatest competitors I’ve ever been

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