Report: Cardinals interview former Browns HC Hue Jackson for OC job
Jan 18, 2019, 7:10 PM | Updated: 7:21 pm
Cincinnati Bengals special assistant to the head coach Hue Jackson watches during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
(AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
The Arizona Cardinals have interviewed former Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson for their vacant offensive coordinator position, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
After winning three of a potential 39 games as Browns head coach from 2016 to midway through this past season, Jackson was fired on Oct. 29 after eight games.
Less than two weeks later, Jackson was hired by the Cincinnati Bengals as an assistant to head coach Marvin Lewis. The Bengals fired Lewis on Dec. 31 and announced on Jan. 11 that Jackson had been released.
Jackson has been a coach in the NFL since 2001, getting his start with the Washington Redskins as a running backs coach. He was an offensive coordinator for the Redskins (2003), Atlanta Falcons (2007), Oakland Raiders (2010) and Bengals (2014-15).
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The 53-year-old was also a head coach for the Raiders in 2011, leading the team to a record of 8-8 before being fired after just one season.
The offensive coordinator position on Kliff Kingsbury’s staff is the most notable vacancy for the Cardinals.
The team hired Vance Joseph as Arizona’s new defensive coordinator and has filled several position-based spots, including linebackers coach Bill Davis and offensive line coach Sean Kugler.
