IRON MEN OF NFL COACHING
The 2019 NFL season will open with 19 of the league's 32 head coaches having been hired since the end of the 2016 season. Vikings coach Mike Zimmer will crack the top 10 in terms of longevity in a current head coaching position. Here are the top nine, including ties:
Coach, team Class of
Bill Belichick, New England 2000
Sean Payton, New Orleans 2006
Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh 2007
John Harbaugh, Baltimore 2008
Pete Carroll, Seattle 2010
Ron Rivera, Carolina 2011
Jason Garrett, Dallas 2011
Andy Reid, Kansas City 2013
Mike Zimmer, Minnesota 2014
Bill O'Brien, Houston 2014
Jay Gruden, Washington 2014
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