TEMPE, Ariz. — Jonathan Gannon believes he’ll still be the Cardinals‘ coach in a week when head coach firings tend to begin around the NFL.

When asked during his Monday news conference if he thinks he’ll be in the same seat in a week for his postseason news conference, his answer was succinct: “Yeah.” Gannon said his reasoning was that he has confidence in himself.

Gannon was later asked if he has been told that his job is safe for the 2026 season and while saying he didn’t want to “get into all that,” he then followed up with: “I feel good.”

Gannon leads a Cardinals team into SoFi Stadium on Sunday for the season finale against the Los Angeles Rams with a 3-13 record, tied for the franchise’s worst single-season mark since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. Should the Cardinals lose Sunday, Gannon will own the organization’s worst record in the past 55 years.

Gannon said “a lot” is discussed during his conversations with owner Michael Bidwill.

“I kind of do the same process as I’ve done the last two years: I try to take detailed notes, try to have a pulse of what’s going on, but you can’t let that … I do have to think about the future a little bit, obviously the seat that I’m in, but my focus is really on L.A. and that there’ll be a time to look at all of that and have those conversations and make changes,” Gannon said. “No one’s happy. I’m not happy. Players aren’t happy. Through adversity, you’ve got to change. So, I got to change, and we got to change some things, but we’ll get to that.”

Gannon said he doesn’t regret making bigger, more wholesale changes throughout the season because, “I thought that was the best thing to do for the team.”

Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo returned to training on Monday one month after being granted time off to address his mental health.

Araújo, 26, has made 15 appearances for Barça this season but has not featured since November’s Champions League defeat to Chelsea when he was sent off.

After that game, the center back requested some time off to help him refocus and recover his form. The request was immediately accepted by the club.

During the past month, Araújo has spent time in Bethlehem and Jerusalem as part of a spiritual trip to reconnect with his faith. He then returned to his native Uruguay, where he trained alone over the Christmas period.

Araújo then flew back to Barcelona this past weekend and subsequently took part in Monday’s open training session at the Estadi Johan Cruyff as the LaLiga leaders got back to work after a week off.

Hansi Flick’s side is preparing for Saturday’s trip to local rivals Espanyol, who have won their past five league games, as football in Spain resumes after a short winter break.

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Araújo is expected to come into contention for that game, while Pedri and Dani Olmo are also pushing to be available after missing the win over Villarreal last time out.

Barça then turn their attention to the Spanish Supercopa, with a semifinal against Athletic Club in Saudi Arabia on Jan. 7 followed by a potential final against either Real Madrid or Atlético Madrid.