Okay, so I kept hearing this phrase thrown around, “Black Monday,” specifically tied to the NFL. Usually happens right after the regular season wraps up. For a while, I just nodded along, figured it was some game-day thing I missed.
But then last season, it felt like every sports news alert on my phone was about a coach getting fired, all on the same day. It clicked – maybe that was this “Black Monday” thing everyone mentioned. It got me curious, so I decided to actually figure out what the deal was.
Didn’t do anything fancy. Just pulled up my phone and did a quick search, you know, “what is black monday nfl”. Watched a couple of short news clips explaining it too.
So What Did I Find Out?
It’s actually pretty straightforward. Black Monday is basically the nickname for the first Monday after the NFL regular season finishes.
Why “Black”? Well, it’s not a great day for a lot of folks. It’s become known as the day when teams often decide to fire their head coaches, and sometimes general managers or other staff too. It’s like a big house cleaning day for teams that didn’t do so well.
Here’s the gist of what I gathered:
- It happens right after Week 18 (or whenever the regular season officially ends).
- Lots of coaches who underperformed or didn’t meet expectations get let go.
- Teams do it quickly so they can start searching for new coaches right away. Gives them a head start before the draft and free agency stuff heats up.
Honestly, it makes sense from a business standpoint. If a team stunk, the owners want to make a change fast and try to build excitement for next year. But man, it sounds like a really rough day for those coaches and their families. One minute you have a job, the next minute, boom, you’re out, and everyone’s talking about it. Seems pretty brutal, even if it’s part of the game at that level.
So yeah, that’s what I figured out about Black Monday. Not some complex strategy, just the day the axe falls for a lot of coaches in the NFL.
