NFL Black Monday: The bill comes due for coaches of losing teams

“Black Monday” axes fell in Jacksonville, Florida, and — a tad early in — New England, while a sword of unemployment dangled in Dallas, leaving at least five NFL teams looking for new head coaches.

“Black Monday” axes fell in Jacksonville, Florida, and — a tad early in — New England, while a sword of unemployment dangled in Dallas, leaving at least five NFL teams looking for new head coaches.

The Jacksonville Jaguars sacked Super Bowl-winning coach Doug Pederson on Monday in the NFL’s dark annual ritual of finding fall guys after the regular season came to an end Sunday night.

The New England Patriots jumped the Black Monday gun, axing Mayo, their rookie head coach, on Sunday, moments after they completed their 4-13 campaign.

It wasn’t immediately clear by late Monday afternoon whether the Dallas Cowboys would part ways with Mike McCarthy after their disappointing 7-10 season.

The New York Jets, the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints were already operating with interim coaches and are expected to start searching for permanent replacements this week.

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