NFL Rumors: Latest Buzz Surrounding Top 2018 Head Coach Candidates

Since Black Monday, there were six immediate head-coaching vacancies around the NFL. Since then, we've reached a conclusion on two: The Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders.

The Raiders got their guy in Jon Gruden.

For the Bears, they landed former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as their new head coach, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

With Nagy being hired, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network also reports that incumbent Bears running backs coach Eric Bieniemy has the "inside track" to become the next offensive coordinator.

Now, with Wild Card Weekend having come and gone, there's even more buzz surrounding a few potential head coaches and the remaining four teams without a head coach: The Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions, New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals.

Let's check out what's going on.

Steve Wilks Has a Week of Interviews Set

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Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks has numerous interviews lined up over this next week.

According to Josina Anderson of ESPN, Wilks is set to meet with the Giants on Tuesday and the Cardinals on Wednesday.

However, the fun doesn't stop there—Wilks is also supposed to meet with the Colts on Thursday, according to Mike Wells of ESPN.

As Jordan Raanan of ESPN notes, though, in addition to Wilks, the Giants will also bring in Denver Broncos running backs coach Eric Studesville.

The Panthers defense was one of the better units this year with a pair of young cornerbacks in the secondary. He should find work quickly with the Panthers being eliminated from the postseason over Wild Card Weekend.

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Matt Patricia to Detroit a Foregone Conclusion?

With the New England Patriots still in the postseason, this will have to wait, but it seems like Pats defensive coordinator Matt Patricia is ready to leave the nest and head to the Lions, according to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.

With former Lions defensive coordinator signing with the Cincinnati Bengals, it appears that there is more truth to the Patricia rumors than ever. However, as Rapoport notes, the Lions have said their search is still "ongoing."

Austin was a potential head coach candidate for the Lions prior to him joining the Bengals. Over the next few weeks, if the Lions stay somewhat silent, it will be easy to put the pieces together.