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Kliff Kingsbury Still Strong Candidate for NFL Job

Originally posted on FanNation All Cardinals
By Donnie Druin | Last updated 1/28/24

Former Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury has yet to land a gig in the 2024 NFL offseason after spending a year at the college ranks, though NFL insiders believe he's still very much in the running for an offensive coordinator gig:

From NFL Media's Mike Garafolo:

"USC analyst and former Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury interviewed for the Bears and Eagles offensive coordinator openings, both of those teams decided to go in another direction. But Kingsbury [is] still a strong candidate to return to the NFL in 2024 in an offensive coordinator capacity. Now he interviewed for the Raiders job, that's still open. There's also a bunch of offensive coordinator jobs that are still open right now and some that might even pop open in the near future. So, when you talk to people around the league, they say Kingsbury is still the kind of guy that can create problems schematically for defenses. Would not be a surprise at all if he returns to the NFL in '24 as an offensive coordinator."

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The Insiders on @NFLGameDay: Kliff Kingsbury is likely to be an OC in the NFL in 2024; The #Ravens coaching staff is in demand this coaching cycle; If Dan Quinn gets a head coaching job, could Ron Rivera replace him with the #Cowboys? pic.twitter.com/neYoudGk4H
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 28, 2024

Along with the Eagles, Raiders and Bears, Kingsbury was also reportedly going to meet with the Pittsburgh Steelers according to NBC's Peter King.

"The interesting thing, I always tell people this about Kliff Kingsbury, you expect that you’re meeting with a guy who wants to throw the ball 55 times a game,” King said.

"First meeting I ever had with him after he got the Cardinals job in training camp that year, he started talking about what a great running team we’re going to be, and we will be a great running team before we’re a great passing team."

Kingsbury spent four seasons in Arizona with a record of 28-37-1 with one playoff appearance.

This article first appeared on FanNation All Cardinals and was syndicated with permission.

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