It’s common practice for a new NFL head coach to clean house when he takes over.
Mike Vrabel, for instance, only kept a few members of Mike Mularkey’s staff — such as tight ends coach Arthur Smith and assistant offensive line coach Mike Sullivan — on board when he took over in 2018.
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