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NFL Teams Eye Curt Cignetti for Head Coaching Role

1/21/2026

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Six NFL teams seek head coaches and eye Curt Cignetti as a target after two years of success at Indiana.
His contract buyout is $15 million, and he could earn more than $13 million annually.
Cignetti says he is not an NFL guy.
His track record at Indiana suggests he could be a valuable asset for an NFL team seeking a turnaround.

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Story summary

Six NFL teams seek head coaches and eye Curt Cignetti as a target after two years of success at Indiana.
His contract buyout is $15 million, and he could earn more than $13 million annually.
Cignetti says he is not an NFL guy.
His track record at Indiana suggests he could be a valuable asset for an NFL team seeking a turnaround.