Recent NFL head coaching searches have seen a great number of names get bandied about as potential hires and many of them change from year to year.

There are some perennial names, however, and former Raiders and Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden is high on the list of them. Gruden, who is now the color commentator for Monday Night Football on ESPN, is often mentioned as a possible target, but has not taken a job since parting ways with the Buccaneers after the 2008 season.

During an appearance on ESPN