National Football League Coach of the Year Award
Year NFL Coach Team
2018 Andy Reid ( 3 ) Kansas City Chiefs
2017 Sean McVay Los Angeles Rams
2016 Jason Garrett Dallas Cowboys
2015 Ron Rivera ( 2 ) Carolina Panthers
2014 Bruce Arians Arizona Cardinals
2013 Ron Rivera Carolina Panthers
2012 Mike Smith ( 3 ) Atlanta Falcons
2011 Jim Harbaugh San Francisco 49ers
2010 Mike Smith ( 2 ) Atlanta Falcons
2009 Sean Payton ( 2 ) New Orleans Saints
2008 Mike Smith Atlanta Falcons
2007 Bill Belichick ( 2 ) New England Patriots
2006 Sean Payton New Orleans Saints
2005 Tony Dungy Indianapolis Colts
2004 Bill Cowher ( 2 ) Pittsburgh Steelers
2003 Bill Belichick New England Patriots
2002 Andy Reid ( 2 ) Philadelphia Eagles
2001 Dick Jauron Chicago Bears
2000 Andy Reid Philadelphia Eagles
1999 Dick Vermeil ( 2 ) St. Louis Rams
Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year
The National Football League Coach of the Year Award is presented annually by various news and sports organizations to the National Football League (NFL) head coach who has done the most outstanding job of working with the talent he has at his disposal. Currently, the most widely recognized award is presented by the Associated Press (AP), although in the past several awards received press recognition. First presented in 1957, the AP award did not include American Football League (AFL) teams. The Sporting News has given a pro football coach of the year award since 1947 and in 1949 gave its award to a non-NFL coach, Paul Brown of the All-America Football Conference's Cleveland Browns. Other NFL Coach of the Year awards are presented by Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America and the Maxwell Football Club. The United Press International (UPI) NFL Coach of the Year award was first presented in 1955. From 1960 to 1969, before the AFL-NFL merger, an award was also given to the most outstanding coach from the AFL. When the leagues merged in 1970, separate awards were given to the best coaches from the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC). The UPI discontinued the awards after 1996.