Lions, Bears fire head coaches on ‘Black Monday’

Black Monday lived up to its name this year, following a Black Sunday on which head coaches Jack Del Rio of the Raiders and Chuck Pagano of the Colts were shown the door.

On Monday, the Lions and Bears fired their head coaches, but the Broncos retained theirs and the Bengals left theirs hanging.

The Lions dismissed Jim Caldwell, who will leave despite a 36-28 after four years. Within hours, another coach with a notable pedigree, John Fox, was ousted by the Bears.

Bruce Arians, head coach of the Cardinals, announced his retirement. Last month, the Giants dismissed their head coach, Ben McAdoo, who was hired in 2016.

Caldwell just completed a 9-7 season with the Lions.