Ohio State’s Chip Kelly at top of list for several NFL teams in need of offensive coordinator

With all but one head coaching vacancy filled in the NFL, the attention now turns to who will get the offensive coordinator spots that are open around the league.

And sources tell CBS Sports that at the top of the list for several teams is former NFL head coach and current Ohio State offensive coordinator Chip Kelly.

Kelly is considered a target for both the Jaguars and Texans OC positions, sources say. He also could get looks in Tampa Bay, among other potential landing spots.

Kelly, 61, just won a national championship with the Ohio State Buckeyes. But he’s kept an interest in the NFL for years, including last year when his name was tossed around the league following his UCLA tenure and before he went to Columbus.

He served as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for three seasons and then coached the 49ers for a year before being dismissed. Kelly has been in the college ranks since becoming the UCLA coach in 2018.

Sources indicated the Jaguars had interest in pairing new head coach Liam Coen with Kelly. Coen is thought to be a play-calling head coach, so it’s unclear how involved Kelly would be in calling the plays in-game should that match come to fruition.

But after the Texans fired offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik following two years in that role, sources pointed to Kelly as a logical successor. He was DeMeco Ryans’ coach in Philadelphia during his playing days, and he would call the offensive plays without interference considering the head coach comes from the defensive background.

Current Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson and Saints offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak are also early candidates for that job, sources say.

At present there are 11 offensive coordinator vacancies in the league, including the 49ers…

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Author : Jonathan Jones

Publish date : 2025-01-26 01:05:00

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