The Arizona Cardinals are closing in on a new head coach and the decision could come on Tuesday.
One of the candidates, and perhaps the favorite to get the job, is Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon.
One question that comes with any defensive-minded coach is who will be his offensive coordinator and playcaller.
Who could be that guy for Gannon?
Per PHNX’s Howard Balzer and also speculated by SI.com’s Albert Breer, it could be Cleveland Browns quarterbacks coach Drew Petzing.
Gannon and Petzing worked together on the Minnesota Vikings’ staff from 2014-2017. Petzing was an offensive assistant and assistant wide receivers coach then, while Gannon was an assistant defensive backs coach.
Petzing has coached in the NFL since 2013. He was an outside linebackers coach for the Cleveland Browns in 2013.
He was with the Vikings from 2014-2019 in the aforementioned positions and then as an assistant quarterbacks coach and then wide receivers coach.
Since 2020, he has been with the Browns, first as a tight ends coach in 2020 and 2021 and then quarterbacks coach last season.
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