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Here are several potential candidates for the Chargers’ offensive coordinator position under Jim Harbaugh.
On Wednesday, the Chargers made the splash hire everyone thought they would, bringing in Jim Harbaugh as the franchise’s next head coach.
All eyes now turn to the rest of the staff. Here are a few names to keep tabs on for the offensive coordinator opening.
Terrell is one of several Cardinals assistants getting extra work in the offseason.
The Arizona Cardinals have yet another member of their coaching staff getting to participate in the predraft college all-star games. The latest is passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach Drew Terrell.
The East-West Shrine Bowl announced that Terrell will be the offensive coordinator for the East team. Four other assistants on Arizona’s staff have been announced as part of the Senior Bowl coaching staff as well.
Terrell has been with the Cardinals for one year. He was with the Washington Commanders previously as their receivers coach.
The Shrine Bowl will be Feb. 1 in Frisco, Texas, two days before the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. The Senior Bowl and the Shrine Bowl are the two most prominent predraft all-star games, giving NFL prospects the opportunity to face other top prospects.
The experience is one that Terrell can add to his resume as he hopes to climb the NFL coaching ladder. He hopes to be an NFL offensive coordinator.
Cardinals fans can tune in to the Shrine Bowl on NFL Network at 8 p.m. ET.
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Passing game coordinator and receivers coach Drew Terrell is seen as a potential up-and-coming coaching candidate.
The NFL’s spring league meeting will be in Minneapolis next week and, as part of it, the league will host a coach accelerator, meant to expose diverse future potential head coaching candidates to league executives.
The Arizona Cardinals will be represented.
Wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Drew Terrell was invited and will participate.
He is seen as a potential up-and-coming minority coach.
There are 40 participants in this accelerator.
This program comes after the league held a front office accelerator and a coach and front office accelerator.
Three other former Cardinals coaching assistants were also invited.
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Mike Caldwell, who was the Cardinals’ inside linebackers coach in 2013-2014, is listed as a participant as well as Green Bay Packers passing game coordinator (defense) Greg Williams. Williams was the Cardinals’ cornerbacks coach from 2019-2022 under defensive coordinator Vance Joseph.
Also participating is Dave Merritt, currently the defensive backs coach for the Kansas City Chiefs. He held the same position for the Cardinals in 2018 under head coach Steve Wilks.
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The NFL will hold the Coach Accelerator program at the owners meetings next week. Commanders RBs coach Randy Jordan will attend.
The National Football League will host the second annual Coach Accelerator Program at the spring meetings next week in Minneapolis. The Coach Accelerator will run from May 21-23 and will include 40 coaches who are viewed as potential future head-coaching candidates.
Some on the list have interviewed for head-coaching vacancies before, and most are currently with an NFL team.
The Coach Accelerator program and the Front Office Accelerator began last year.
Representing the Washington Commanders will be running backs coach Randy Jordan. Jordan, a former NFL running back, has been with Washington since 2014 and transitioned from Jay Gruden’s staff to Ron Rivera’s staff. The 52-year-old Jordan played 10 years in the NFL and immediately jumped into coaching in 2003 after his retirement.
Another familiar name from his time in Washington is Drew Terrell. Terrell spent the past three seasons with Washington before the Commanders reshaped their offensive coaching staff under new offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. Terrell took a job with the Arizona Cardinals as wide receivers coach/passing game coordinator.
Here’s a press release from the NFL regarding the Coach Accelerator:
The Coach Accelerator aims to increase exposure between owners, executives, and diverse coaching talent, providing ample opportunity to develop and build upon their relationships. In a change to the nomination process this year, clubs were able to nominate those from outside of their organization.
The 40 participants this year are attending based on their high potential to be considered for a Head Coach position in the future. Sixteen of the participants will be returning from the May 2022 Accelerator cohort.
In addition to networking, further development of the participants is a critical component of the accelerator, with curated content sessions scheduled that will further engage each participant on the advancement of their executive leadership skills and business acumen.
“In the year since its inception, we’ve been encouraged by the positive response to the Accelerator from both club owners and participants,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. “We look forward to continuing to build on an incredible program that supports diverse talent.”
Both Wilson and Cardinals WR coach Drew Terrell wore No. 4 at Stanford,
Receiver Michael Wilson was surprised when the Arizona Cardinals selected him in the third round of the 2023 draft. He said in his conference call after being drafted that he wouldn’t have had the Cardinals even in his top 10 of teams interested,
However, he does share an interesting connection with a Cardinals coach.
Wilson, who wore No. 4 in college for Stanford, shared a number with the Cardinals’ receivers coach Drew Terrell. Terrell wore No. 4 for Stanford in his college career.
In five seasons for the Cardinal, Wilson caught 134 passes for 1,662 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Terrell, who played for Staford from 2009-2012, finished with 71 career receptions for 797 yards and one touchdown.
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Drew Terrell spent three seasons with the Commanders.
The Washington Commanders promoted Drew Terrell to wide receivers coach ahead of the 2021 season after spending his first season in Washington as an assistant WRs coach.
Last week, the 31-year-old Terrell received his first chance to interview for an offensive coordinator position with the Arizona Cardinals. While Terrell didn’t land the job, he is still expected to land with the Cardinals, according to multiple reports.
I’m told #Commanders wide receivers coach Drew Terrell will be leaving the team, & he is currently expected to take a position with the Arizona #Cardinals, per league sources.
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) February 21, 2023
Terrell’s first NFL opportunity came in 2018 with current Washington head coach Ron Rivera and the Carolina Panthers. Terrell spent two years in Carolina as a quality control coach.
While not confirmed, it didn’t sound like Washington was planning on keeping Terrell from a new opportunity. There could be two reasons for this, as his contract may be up, or new offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy plans to hire his own wide receivers coach.
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Despite not getting the offensive coordinator job, the Cardinals could hire Drew Terrell as passing game coordinator.
The Arizona Cardinals interviewed Washington Commanders wide receivers coach Drew Terrell for their offensive coordinator job. He did not get the job. That position went to Drew Petzing, formerly the quarterbacks coach for the Cleveland Browns.
However, Terrell still could land a spot on new head coach Jonathan Gannon’s coaching staff.
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Terrell “is considered a strong candidate for a passing game coordinator role” in Arizona.
Terrell is only 31 years old and has been coaching in the NFL since 2018. From 2014-2017 he was a graduate assistant in college for Virginia Techa nd Michigan. In 2018-2019, he was offensive quality control coach for the Carolina Panthers under head coach Ron Rivera. He followed Rivera to Washington in 2020 as assistant wide receivers coach and was promoted to receivers coach in 2021.
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Could the Commanders be losing another position coach?
New Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon is wasting no time putting together his first NFL staff. Gannon reached out to the Washington Commanders with a request to interview one of their bright, young offensive coaches.
On Thursday, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported that Gannon wants to interview Washington wide receivers coach Drew Terrell for his vacant offensive coordinator position with the Cardinals.
Terrell, 31, began his coaching career in 2014 as a graduate assistant at Virginia Tech. From 2015-17, Terrell was a graduate assistant at Michigan before landing with the Carolina Panthers under Ron Rivera in 2018 as an offensive quality control assistant.
#Commanders WRs coach Drew Terrell has been requested by the #AZCardinals for their offensive coordinator job, source said. Just 31, he’s highly thought of in NFL circles.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 16, 2023
After two years in that role, Rivera brought Terrell with him to Washington in 2020. After one year as the assistant wide receivers coach, Rivera promoted Terrell to wide receivers coach in 2021. In his three seasons with Washington, Terrell has coached Terry McLaurin, Jahan Dotson, Curtis Samuel, Cam Sims and others. He’s widely lauded as an up-and-coming coaching star.
Terrell played wide receiver at Stanford under Jim Harbaugh and David Shaw.
If Gannon hires Terrell, it would be the third coach the Commanders have lost since the end of the season. Washington fired offensive coordinator Scott Turner and lost DBs coach Chris Harris to the Tennessee Titans.
With Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy currently interviewing for Washington’s OC job, he may prefer to bring in some of his own assistants.
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The Cardinals want to speak with Commanders receivers coach Drew Terrell.
The Arizona Cardinals, with Jonathan Gannon as their new head coach, are beginning to for their coaching staff. The team has requested interviews with multiple candidates for their offensive coordinator position.
The Cardinals have not had an offensive coordinator since 2018 as Kliff Kingsbury was head coach and the offensive play caller.
While Cleveland Browns quarterbacks coach Drew Petzing is expected to win the job, they have requested interviews with at least two others.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, one is Washington Commanders wide receivers coach Drew Terrell.
Terrell, only 31 years old, is, according to Rapoport, “is highly thought of in NFL circles.
After four years as a college graduate assistant, Terrell has been in the NFL as a coach since 2018. He began as the Carolina Panthers’ offensive quality control coach in 2018-2019. He then went to the Commanders as an assistant receivers coach in 2020 and the main position coach for the group since 2021.
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