With Mike Vrabel officially and somewhat predictably heading to the New England Patriots, the Las Vegas Raiders and various other teams who had their sights set on Vrabel will now be forced to pivot to new targets in their coaching searches.

The New York Jets interviewed Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph on Wednesday for their head coach position. Joseph, who was the Broncos' head coach from 2016-18 in his first stint with the team,

He is the 10th known candidate the Jets have interviewed for their coaching vacancy. They’ve also spoken to Ron Rivera, Mike Vrabel, Rex Ryan, Matt Nagy, Aaron Glenn, Mike Locksley, Steve Spagnuolo, Darren Rizzi and Jeff Ulbrich.

Mike Vrabel made a triumphant return to New England as head coach of the Patriots on Monday. A former linebacker and Super Bowl champion under Bill Belichick, Vrabel said he felt the move back to Foxborough, Mass., was right "in his soul." Vrabel previously coached the Tennessee Titans and spent last season as a consultant for the Cleveland Browns.

With Johnson heading to Chicago and Mike Vrabel already in New England, five head coaching vacancies remain. The Jets, Saints, Jaguars, Raiders and Cowboys are still in the hunt. Johnson, who was Detroit’s offensive coordinator, agreed to become the Chicago Bears head coach on Monday, two days after the No. 1 seeded Lions lost to Washington.

Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph interviewed remotely with the Jets for their head coaching job on Wednesday.

The New York Jets interviewed Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Vance ... Glenn, Mike Locksley, Matt Nagy, Ron Rivera, Darren Rizzi, Rex Ryan, Steve Spagnuolo, Jeff Ulbrich and Mike Vrabel ...

As has been expected, Josh McDaniels has interviewed for the Patriots’ offensive coordinator job under Mike Vrabel, Mark Daniels of ... Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, and Carroll. Carroll is the most proven commodity of the bunch, and ...

The New York Jets interviewed Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Vance ... Glenn, Mike Locksley, Matt Nagy, Ron Rivera, Darren Rizzi, Rex Ryan, Steve Spagnuolo, Jeff Ulbrich and Mike Vrabel ...

For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.

Requested an interview with Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy. Requested interview with Ravens ... Requested interview with Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph. Requested interview with Packers vice president of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan.

With Johnson heading to Chicago and Mike Vrabel already in New England, five head coaching vacancies remain. The Jets, Saints, Jaguars, Raiders and Cowboys are still in the hunt. Johnson, who was Detroit’s offensive coordinator, agreed to become the Chicago Bears head coach on Monday, two days after the No. 1 seeded Lions lost to Washington.