Monday's NFL coaching rumor tracker: 49ers to interview Coughlin

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The Eagles interviewed Doug Pederson for their head coaching position on Sunday in Kansas City, making him the fifth official candidate to interview. 

No. 6, Tom Coughlin interviewed on Monday with the Eagles' brass (see story)

So, the Eagles have a huge decision in front of them, but other teams are searching and firing too. 

Here's a look at the latest news from Monday. We'll continue to update: 

• The Eagles haven't scheduled an interview with Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, but he is one of the hottest names out there. It appears the Cleveland Browns have targeted the former Oakland Raiders head coach as their man, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. According to ESPN, New York has officially requested to interview Jackson's whose team was knocked out of the playoffs this weekend. Jackson was the head coach for one year with the Raiders several years ago and led Oakland to an 8-8 record. 

• While Coughlin spent his Monday with the Eagles, another team is interested in the 69-year-old. According to FoxSports' Mike Garafolo, the 49ers have received permission from the Giants to interview the former Super Bowl-winning coach. Because Coughlin "resigned," teams have to ask the Giants for official permission to interview him. 

• There might be another head coaching vacancy coming soon. According to Rapoport, Lions head coach Jim Caldwell will meet with the team's brass about his future. Rapoport says "it doesn't look good" for Caldwell. The Lions finished with a 7-9 record and are 18-14 in Caldwell's two years as head coach. 

On Monday, new GM Bob Quinn said there's no timetable to decide Caldwell's fate. 

• The Ryan brothers are joining forces. The Bills have hired Rob Ryan to work under his twin brother and head coach Rex Ryan. Rob Ryan will be an assistant head coach/defense. 

"I'm excited to have Rob join our staff and I think he will be a great asset for our defense," Rex Ryan said via the team's website. "He has a tremendous working knowledge of our schemes and I look forward to his input. On a personal note, it's been a number of years since we have worked together and so we are both really looking forward to this opportunity." 

After winning two Super Bowls with the Patriots as a linebackers coach, Rob Ryan has been the defensive coordinator for four different teams: Raiders, Browns, Cowboys and Saints. 

• If you watched the Texans' embarrassing loss on Saturday afternoon, it should be no surprise there were a few coaches fired on Monday. 

According to the Houston Chronicle, the Texans fired special teams coordinator Bob Ligashesky, receivers coach Stan Hixon and defensive assistant Anthony Pleasant. 

The Texans gave up a 106-yard kickoff return touchdown to start their 30-0 loss to the Chiefs on Saturday. Ligashesky was the only holdover from Gary Kubiak's coaching staff. O'Brien kept him when he took over the team in 2014. 

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