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Bears request permission to interview Eagles assistant Marcus Brady for OC position

The Bears have requested to interview Eagles offensive assistant Marcus Brady for their offensive coordinator position,

The Bears are looking for a new offensive coordinator and have targeted an Eagles assistant coach with former ties to the Indianapolis Colts.

Jeremy Fowler reports that Chicago has requested permission to interview Philadelphia’s offensive assistant coach, Marcus Brady, for their vacant offensive coordinator position.

Brady, 43, spent time in Indianapolis alongside coach Philadelphia head Nick Sirianni for three seasons and can assess where teams will attack the Eagles’ offense.

Before that, Brady was the Colts’ offensive coordinator (2021-22) and QB coach (2019-20).

In his first season as offensive coordinator, Brady helped Indianapolis rank second behind the Eagles in rushing yards per game (149.4) and tied for ninth in points per game (26.5).

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Eagles have 4 assistants make a list of 2024 head coaching candidates to watch

The Philadelphia #Eagles have four assistant coaches make a list of 2024 head coaching candidates to watch

The 3-0 Eagles are one the hottest teams in the NFL right now, and with success comes poachers from the opposition looking to lure your best coaches away.

When hiring Nick Sirianni, Philadelphia assembled one of the NFL’s youngest coaching staff, and that dynamic group has already been broken up thanks to their versatility and vast talents.

Shane Steichen took his talents to Indianapolis, and he’s doing wonders with Anthony Richardson.

The much-maligned Jonathan Gannon is in Arizona, and his Cardinals just upset the top-ranked Dallas Cowboys.

Sports Illustrated’s Conor Orr listed the top 65 potential NFL head coaching candidates for 2024. The Eagles had four assistant coaches on the list, with their offensive coordinator as a two-time nominee.

Colts LB Zaire Franklin feels infusion of energy with young roster

Zaire Franklin has felt the energy of the youth movement.

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The 2022 season was not kind to the Indianapolis Colts. A season filled with hope and pressure to deliver an AFC South title ended in disaster and a host of staff changes, including the firing of offensive coordinator Marcus Brady and head coach Frank Reich.

With those changes, the Colts hired Shane Steichen to lead the team, inject immediate change, and weave energy into the roster core. Linebacker Zaire Franklin seems to notice some initial differences and loves the shift.

“I would just say, to be honest, we’re just having a lot of fun. I would just say just the energy in the building, energy at practice,” Franklin told reporters at minicamp.

“Personally, I just feel like I’m really enjoying the team, enjoying our time together, and hopefully, that pays dividends when it’s time to put those pads on and play real football,” said Franklin.

The new wave of energy will be needed when the team takes on the early parts of the 2023 schedule. The team plays four division games in the first six weeks, including the reigning AFC South champion Jacksonville Jaguars twice.

From there, the team sees several games against the NFC South and AFC North before ending the season at home against the Houston Texans.

Additionally, the organization hasn’t won a division title since 2014 and hasn’t seen a Super Bowl since 2010, leaving high expectations.

Time is ticking, and owner Jim Irsay is watching.

Pair of Eagles’ assistants taking part in the NFL Coaching Accelerator program

The Philadelphia Eagles will have Sean Desai, Marcus Brady and Brian Johnson represent the franchise at the NFL’s Coach Accelerator Program

Philadelphia has had one of the NFL’s most diverse staffs for years, and this spring they’ll be sending three more assistant coaches to the league’s accelerator program.

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 three Eagles staffers were among 40 participants this year that are attending based on their high potential to be considered for a Head Coach position in the future.

Johnson (OC) and Brady were among sixteen of the participants who will be returning from last year’s event.

the League announced plans to host the Coach Accelerator on May 21-23 at the Spring League Meeting in Minneapolis. The Spring Accelerator follows the inaugural Coach and Front Office Accelerator and the Front Office Accelerator hosted at previous League meetings in 2022.

Ex-Colts OC Marcus Brady hired full-time by Eagles

Former Colts OC Marcus Brady was hired full-time by the Eagles.

Former Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Marcus Brady was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as a senior offensive assistant.

Working again with fellow former Colts offensive coordinator and current Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni, Brady landed a full-time role after joining the Eagles staff as a consultant in 2022.

Brady took on that role midway through the 2022 season after he was fired by the Colts as their offensive coordinator.

Sirianni will be moving forward following the Super Bowl LVII loss to the Kansas City Chiefs having to replace both of his coordinators. The key there being on the offensive side of the ball as the Colts hired his former offensive coordinator in Shane Steichen.

The new head coach of the Colts has been working to fill out his coaching staff on the offensive side of the ball. With Gus Bradley returning as the defensive coordinator, it’s unlikely we’ll see many changes to the staff on that side.

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Eagles announce updates to offensive coaching staff headlined by Brian Johnson’s promotion to OC

The Eagles announce Brian Johnson as OC. Alex Tanney as QBs coach, Marcus Brady as a senior offensive assistant, and T.J. Paganetti as run game specialist/asst TE coach.

The Eagles announced four moves on Tuesday, including officially naming Brian Johnson as offensive coordinator in place of the departed Shane Steichen (Colts HC).

The team named Johnson as their new offensive coordinator, along with Alex Tanney as quarterbacks coach, Marcus Brady as a senior offensive assistant, and T.J. Paganetti as run game specialist-tight ends coach.

Philadelphia is also expected to name Sean Desai as defensive coordinator in replace of Jonathan Gannon.

Updated list of OC candidates the Eagles could target with Shane Steichen heading to the Colts

Here is an updated look at 10 offensive coordinator candidates the Philadelphia Eagles could target with Shane Steichen likely to accept the Colts’ head coaching job

Nick Sirianni now appears just days away from officially having his own coaching tree and with the expectation that Shane Steichen (Colts) and Jonathan Gannon (Cardinals) will land jobs, we’re taking an early look at potential replacements.

Sirianni rightfully gets a lot of credit for the Eagles’ success.

Philadelphia’s second-year head coach has far exceeded expectations and proven that he was the perfect target for the role. However, it’s important to remember that Steichen had a massive role in the offense.

Sirianni described this last summer how involved Steichen is with everything the Eagles have done offensively. He started calling plays late in the 2021 season, playing a pivotal role in the Birds’ offense taking off. It’s a change that carried over into 2022 with Philly boasting one of the top offenses all season.

Interest in Steichen will go beyond his work in Philadelphia. He served as the Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator in 2020, working alongside Justin Herbert in a record-setting rookie season.

Combine his work with Herbert and Jalen Hurts, and that’s a future NFL head coach.

Here’s an updated list of potential candidates with Steichen set to take his talents to the AFC.

Report: Brian Johnson, Marcus Brady and Mike LaFleur in running for Rams OC job

Three coaches are reportedly in the mix for the Rams’ offensive coordinator position

For the second time in three years, Liam Coen opted to leave the Los Angeles Rams to return to Kentucky as the Wildcats’ offensive coordinator. As a result, Sean McVay is searching for a new offensive coordinator to join his staff, and he’s reportedly set his sights on three candidates.

According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, former Jets OC Mike LaFleur is the likeliest person for the job and it was reported weeks ago that he’s expected to join McVay’s staff in Los Angeles.

However, Breer reported that the Rams also interviewed Eagles QBs coach Brian Johnson and former Colts OC Marcus Brady for the position.

Of the 10 OC openings, I think the Rams could fill their job first. We mentioned Jets OC Mike LaFleur for the position, one that Liam Coen vacated (to return to Kentucky) at season’s end a couple of weeks ago. And my sense is that’s still the direction this is going in, with much of the process already completed—Sean McVay’s already interviewed Eagles QBs coach Brian Johnson and former Colts OC Marcus Brady for the position, too.

Johnson has been the Eagles’ quarterbacks coach since 2021, which was his first job in the NFL. Previously, he had stints as the offensive coordinator at Florida, Houston and Utah, and he also coached the quarterbacks at all three schools, along with Mississippi State.

Brady is also on the Eagles’ staff as an offensive consultant after spending five years with the Colts coaching the quarterbacks and eventually as the OC in 2021-2022. He was fired by Indianapolis in November but was hired by the Eagles three weeks later.

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Ex-Colts OC Marcus Brady interviews with Jets

Former Colts OC Marcus Brady is interviewing for the Jets vacant OC job.

Former Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Marcus Brady is scheduled to interview with the New York Jets for their vacant offensive coordinator job, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

Brady was brought in to work under Frank Reich in 2018 and rose through the ranks to eventually become the team’s offensive coordinator in 2021. He was fired halfway through the 2022 season, just two weeks before Reich was let go.

Brady coached in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes as their wide receivers coach (2009-2011) and offensive coordinator (2012). He then held the role of offensive coordinator with the Toronto Argonauts for five seasons (2013-2017).

Following his stint in the CFL, Brady joined the Colts as the assistant quarterbacks coach (2018) then the quarterbacks coach (2019-2020) and offensive coordinator (2021-2022). After he was fired by the Colts, Brady joined the Philadelphia Eagles staff as an offensive consultant.

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Jets interviewing former Colts OC Marcus Brady for offensive coordinator position

Jets interviewing Marcus Brady for OC

The New York Jets are continuing their search for a new offensive coordinator to replace Mike LaFleur. The latest name on the potential list is former Colts offensive coordinator Marcus Brady.

The former Canadian Football League quarterback spent five seasons on Frank Reich’s staff in Indianapolis. He started as an assistant quarterbacks coach, then became the quarterbacks coach before getting the call up to become offensive coordinator in 2021 after Nick Sirianni became head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.

After the Colts moved on from Brady during the 2022 season, Brady reunited with Sirianni, becoming an offensive consultant in Philadelphia.

Brady joins fellow Eagles assistant pass game coordinator Kevin Patullo and Patriots tight ends coach Nick Caley as known candidates to join Robert Saleh’s staff.