ARIZONA CARDINALS

Looks like the Arizona Cardinals will keep Todd Bowles

Jan 15, 2014, 4:49 PM | Updated: 9:23 pm

The Arizona Cardinals went into the offseason expecting defensive coordinator Todd Bowles to land some head coaching interviews, and he did.

Bowles spoke with the Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings about their vacancies, and was supposedly a finalist for the Minnesota job.

Tuesday, Bowles told the Cleveland Browns to remove him from consideration, and Wednesday the Vikings tabbed Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer to be their coach.

The Cardinals may have dodged a bullet.

So, it looks like Bowles will be back in Arizona for a second season.

It’s not the worst thing that could happen for either party, as Bowles will have another year to prove his mettle and the Cardinals will benefit from having him still leading the defense.

Last year, Bowles’ first with the Cardinals, he helped the team lead the NFL in rushing defense and finish sixth overall. Arizona finished tied for sixth in the league with 47 sacks and their 30 turnovers tied for sixth.

Producing another season like the one they just had would likely lead to more head coaching interviews for Bowles next offseason, with the good chance that he would end up landing one of the jobs.

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