Dan Lanning shuts down potential of NFL coaching leap in near future

Dan Lanning says he has no NFL head coaching aspirations at this time, but Duck fans better hope the Chiefs Andy Reid doesn’t retire soon.

Oregon Ducks football coach Dan Lanning made it crystal clear that he wasn’t going to leave his current job for any college job in the nation.

He just told the whole world that he wasn’t leaving Eugene for Tuscaloosa as Lanning posted on social media that he wouldn’t be going to Alabama to replace Nick Saban.

College football is one thing, but the NFL is another.

Lanning was recently on the Pat McAfee Show on ESPN and discussed several subjects, including the possibility of leaving Oregon for a head coaching job in the NFL.

I used to dream of coaching in the NFL. I’m from Kansas City. I gew up a big Kansas City Chiefs fan. But I’ll tell you this, there’s nobody in the nation that I want to coach the Chiefs other than Andy Reid. He’s got to keep killing it. This guy solves problems. I’m cheering for Andy every week, Pat Mahomes, Travis Kelce. The Chiefs got to keep winning. I love where I’m at. I think that’s really clear. This is where I want to be.

The Duck fanbase can relax a bit as Andy Reid isn’t expected to leave the Chiefs any time soon, but with the stunning announcements of Pete Carroll leaving the Seahawks and Bill Belichick leaving the Patriots, anything is possible.

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