The jump from position coach to head coach is unusual but not unprecedented. A great example of it working is Andy Reid, who went from Packers quarterbacks coach to Eagles head coach in 1999. Reid has won 273 regular season games, the fourth most in NFL history, and has won three Super Bowls with the Chiefs.

Josh McCown worked with Drake Maye in high school, but he reportedly won't be lured to New England to be an offensive coordinator.

The Jets have interviewed McCown for their vacant head coach position. He’s currently the QB coach with the Minnesota Vikings. Brian Flores, the defensive coordinator for the Vikings, has also spoke to New York in their long list of candidates.

While McCown played 18 seasons in the NFL for 10 different teams, he’s only been a coach for two years. He was hired as Quarterbacks coach for the Carolina Panthers under Frank Reich in 2023 and was tasked with developing their number one overall pick, quarterback Bryce Young.

The New York Jets are interviewing Minnesota Vikings quarterbacks coach Josh McCown for their head coaching job on Friday, per Jordan Schultz of FOX Sports. McCown, 45, is one of many head coaching candidates going through the lengthy interview process around the league.

So New York fans are all asking the same thing … why are the Jets even interviewing him? Does he even have a chance? In the opinion of ESPN's Rich Cimini, McCown absolutely has

Successful teams often get their coaches poached following good seasons. That is the nature of the NFL, and the Vikings

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All signs point to Kellen Moore being named as the new head coach of the New Orleans Saints, meaning the Philadelphia Eagles will need an offensive coordinator replacement.

The Detroit Lions have landed on a replacement for offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, picking John Morton to lead the new unit.