A rumor began circulating that the legendary announcer Mike Breen was retiring, but the rumor was completely false.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell speaks during a news conference outside the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse in Denver on June 2, 2025, before the first day of a trial in a defamation case.

That focus has narrowed to Mike Brown and Taylor Jenkins as potential options to replace Tom Thibodeau, neither of whom would require permission to pursue in the team's head coaching search.