With the 2021 NFL season in the books, that can only mean one thing – some people are about to get fired. Every year, NFL owners participate in “Black Monday,” a process that sees a wave of head coaches and front office executives relieved of their duties. Typically, this begins after the last game of the season. But in recent years, owners have moved to give coaches & GMs the ax even faster, hence the name.
While some coach firings can be seen from a mile away, there is almost always a surprise. With over half a dozen coaches on the hot seat this year, there were several of them. Along with two mid-season resignations/firings (Jon Gruden & Urban Meyer), the expected firings included Matt Nagy (Bears), Mike Zimmer (Vikings), and Vic Fangio (Broncos).
In a shocking move, however, Brian Flores (Dolphins) also lost his job after finishing the latter half of the season 8-1. Meanwhile, Matt Rhule (Panthers), Pete Carroll (Seahawks), and Joe Judge (Giants) have all seemingly managed to keep their jobs after losing seasons. Sometimes the world just isn’t fair, but that’s the NFL for ya.
It’s important to remember that these are real people with real consequences. And especially when it comes to the NFL coaching carousel, everyone seems to be an armchair quarterback. Nevertheless, that didn’t stop Sports Twitter from doing what it does best – both celebrating and decrying the various coaching casualties of the 2021 season. Here are some of the funniest reactions to the NFL’s Black Monday 2022.
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The NFL this morning: #BlackMonday pic.twitter.com/oeASpkN3L5
— College Sports Only (@CollegeSportsO) January 10, 2022
Team owners walking into the office today #BlackMonday pic.twitter.com/ivBILByBE5
— Tally (@DownTally) January 10, 2022
Adam Schefter walking the NFL streets…#BlackMonday #NFL pic.twitter.com/rkjIEBnjco
— ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@roxfan00) January 10, 2022
They did Brian Flores dirty… #BlackMonday #NFL pic.twitter.com/aD7cGGwNnm
— Willie Colon (@willcolon66) January 10, 2022
Joe Judge and Matt Rhule right now… #BlackMonday pic.twitter.com/EgzP0i36UM
— Kyyyyyyle (@GoodEyeSniper99) January 10, 2022
Joe Judge this morning #BlackMonday pic.twitter.com/q9JLubYJ0h
— The Dynasty Grill (@FFDynastyGrill) January 10, 2022
Giants fans watching other teams get rid of coaches while Judge somehow remains in charge #BlackMonday pic.twitter.com/urbSXCc0O7
— Michael Jones (@michaelbjones88) January 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/MyBookie/status/1480590986006962186?s=20
Adam Gase out here seeing all the coaching vacancies. #BlackMonday #NFL pic.twitter.com/P8TJ8c0Uax
— Ken (@Slum) January 10, 2022
Couldn’t wait till Monday could ya. Had to be first at something this year. #Blackmonday #NFL pic.twitter.com/E3drlZAhe1
— Adam DiFrancesco (@AdamsAttitude) January 9, 2022
Matt Nagy as soon as his alarm goes off today …#BlackMonday pic.twitter.com/yE40rNRBBR
— Cole Wright (@ColeWright) January 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/JasonSweigart3/status/1480548895914700803?s=20
https://twitter.com/Outside_Huddle/status/1480554071375454210?s=20
We’ve been through this before. If something doesn’t change for the organization as a whole… we’ll be right back to Black Monday in a few years! #Bears #BlackMonday ?? pic.twitter.com/UKqpz77W7H
— The Barfly Tailgate Show (@BarflyTailgate) January 10, 2022
Joe Judge watching other coaches get fired but still having a job #FireJoeJudge #Giants #NFL #BlackMonday #NFLTwitter pic.twitter.com/9VLF87Xy2o
— Prop Stars (@Prop_Stars) January 10, 2022
I can't believe the #Dolphins Fired Brian Flores because of this meme I made…
Should have made one for Chris Greir too. ??♂️#NFL #BlackMonday #FinsUp pic.twitter.com/l0xyAfiTbe
— Case Parra (@_Case_Closed) January 10, 2022
Will David Culley be next? #David #BlackMonday #NFLPlayoffs #Texans #nfl pic.twitter.com/sEFimjOvcw
— Prop Stars (@Prop_Stars) January 10, 2022
What do you mean the @Giants didn’t clean house ?! #Giants #BlackMonday pic.twitter.com/q42Agc70A8
— Laryn (@larynhw) January 11, 2022
Bears fans on #Blackmonday @ChicagoBears #firenagy #firepace #firephillips pic.twitter.com/Mv8lTxU3fJ
— Occie (@occie79) January 9, 2022
#Packers watching the NFC North this morning. #GoPackGo #Zimmer #Nagy #BlackMonday #NFL pic.twitter.com/4qCiRsueA2
— Eric Senohrabek (@senro82) January 10, 2022
//Bears fans and Vikings fans agreeing that the Dolphins firing Flores was a WTF moment #BlackMonday https://t.co/D1EbaCdZ5i pic.twitter.com/7WWxljOvP2
— ЯЧЦ (蜘蛛) ???? (@Red_Hachimaki) January 10, 2022