May former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly be heading again to the NFL after six seasons as UCLA’s head coach?
Per The Ringer’s Benjamin Solak, the Seattle Seahawks interviewed Kelly on Tuesday night time for his or her offensive coordinator place.
Earlier than his six seasons with the Bruins (2018-present), Kelly started his head-coaching profession with Oregon (2009-12), then headed to the NFL to educate the Eagles (2013-15) and San Francisco 49ers (2016).
The 60-year-old head coach has been elite on the faculty stage, highlighted by two Pac-10 Coach of the Yr honors, three Pac-10/Pac-12 championships and a mixed file of 81-41 (46-7 with Oregon).
Regardless of flourishing within the NCAA, the two-time NFL head coach struggled to search out success within the professionals. In his three years with the Eagles, Kelly went 26-22 with one playoff look. In his most up-to-date NFL stint, Kelly went 2-14 with the 49ers.
The famend offensive mastermind could have a possibility to return to the league however in a job that’s rather more viable for NFL groups: offensive coordinator.
The Seahawks, tormented by inconsistency beneath former offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, can be a great match for Kelly and his distinctive schemes. Seattle just lately employed former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald as head coach.
Nevertheless, the Seahawks aren’t the primary workforce to have proven curiosity in Kelly. In accordance with NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, the Las Vegas Raiders held at least two interviews with Kelly for an offensive coordinator position. Moreover, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reported Kelly was a “potential candidate” as OC for the Washington Commanders, who employed former Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury for the place as a substitute.
Nothing has been finalized between Kelly and Seattle, however with how aggressive common supervisor John Schneider has been in his teaching hunt, an settlement could possibly be on the horizon.