NFL News: Cardinals fire head coach Jonathan Gannon day after birthday post

The Arizona Cardinals are facing backlash on social media after sharing a poorly timed birthday message for former head coach Jonathan Gannon, who was fired by the team Monday after three seasons.

Gannon, who turned 43 on Sunday, was celebrated by the team with a social media post on X that read: “Happy Birthday, JG!”

But the next day, the organization fired Gannon.

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“Happy birthday! Your gift is…you’re fired,” read a comment below the post.

“Publishing this and then firing him the next day is a dirty job,” another person wrote before Monday’s news broke.

“Elite level trolling by the Cardinals social media team,” another comment read.

Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

CARDINALS FIRE COACH JONATHAN GANNON AFTER NINE STRAIGHT LOSSES ENDING A DISASTROUS SEASON

Gannon was fired after the Cardinals finished the season with a 37–20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, marking their ninth straight loss of the year.

“Jonathan is a very smart, driven, enthusiastic, smart, great coach,” Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill said in a news conference Monday.

“He made us better, but I think, as you all know, it’s a league of wins and losses. The wins and losses speak for themselves, especially this year. We just felt like we were going in the wrong direction and we needed to change course.”

Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon stands on the sideline during a game against the Atlanta Falcons at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on December 21, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

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Gannon leaves the organization with a 15-36 record.