After two seasons of engineering one of the NFL’s top offenses, Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken is drawing interest from other teams with head coach openings.
According to NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero, the Chicago Bears have requested an interview with Monken for their vacant head coach position.
The #Bears put in a request to interview #Ravens OC Todd Monken for their head coaching job, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 6, 2025
The Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus in the middle of the season and finished the year with a 5-12 record. If Monken took the job in Chicago, he would already have a promising young quarterback in place: 2024 No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams. Williams did not live up to the hype as a rookie, but the former USC Trojan showed enough flashes to warrant excitement going forward if provided a better environment.
The Ravens’ offense with Monken at the helm has been the definition of multidimensional, becoming the first team to cross 4,000 passing yards and 3,000 rushing yards in a season in 2024. Monken transformed Baltimore’s offense into one of the best passing attacks in the league after years of Greg Roman offenses in Baltimore faltered in that regard.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson has enjoyed two of his best seasons under Monken. After winning his second MVP award last season in Monken’s first year with the team, Jackson is poised to potentially take home a third MVP trophy for a historic 2024 campaign that saw him finish with the fourth-highest single-season passer rating of all time.
Losing Monken just a year after losing defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald would be a massive blow to the Ravens, who look to maximize their Super Bowl chances every year with Jackson in his prime.