Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury has received interest from at least four teams for their head coaching vacancies, per veteran NFL insider Josina Anderson.
The former Cardinals head coach recently expressed his desire to return to a top job “at some point,” but he may not be in a rush to leave his situation in Washington. The Commanders made the playoffs for the first time since 2020, and quarterback Jayden Daniels is the odds-on favorite for Offensive Rookie of the Year after blowing pre-draft expectations out of the water.
Other teams “are trying to fully ascertain how much Kingsbury really wants to be a head coach this cycle,” according to Anderson, which may be why he has yet to receive an interview request. The Bears and Jets have interviewed Kingsbury in the past and are expected to renew their interest this cycle. The Jaguars have also been mentioned as a team to watch.
Any of those teams will have to convince Kingsbury that his new situation will be comparable, if not an upgrade, over his current digs in Washington. The Bears and the Jaguars have their franchise quarterbacks, but the Jets will likely need to outline their plans under center to sway an offensive-minded coach like Kingsbury.
The Cardinals fired Kingsbury months after giving him a lengthy extension, and the former Texas Tech HC spent a year as Caleb Williams‘ position coach at USC. That tenure elevated Kingsbury’s stock, with multiple teams — including the Raiders, who offered him their play-calling job — conducting interviews. Kingsbury’s backtracking on the Las Vegas gig to coach Daniels has proven to the right play, and teams are proceeding somewhat cautiously regarding interviews for another top job.
this just smells like a Jags hire
Kingsbury is as good a coach as they’ll get with their GM still in place.
Nostrilius The Nostril smells this as well. If the Jags cannot get Johnson; however, they have not even asked to interview Kingsbury yet ! I felt Kingsbury to the Bears might be smelly since he has already worked with Caleb Williams.
God forbid he goes to the Bears. The man is clueless beyond offense. His Az time was a $hit $how.
Why would he want to coach and build around Caleb?