Brian Johnson could be on the move once again. The former Utah quarterback will interview with the Houston Texans for the team’s offensive coordinator role, according to a Thursday report from Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore has emerged as the “lead candidate” for the fill the Saints’ vacant head coaching position, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Former Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy was also in the running for the job, but he does not plan to coach this year and will instead focus on the 2026 hiring cycle, according to ESPN.
With Kliff Kingsbury returning to the Washington Commanders and Mike McCarthy reportedly pulling his name out of contention for the New Orleans
This season, Hurts took a backseat to Saquon Barkley as the running back became the focal part of the offense to run for 2,447 yards and 20 touchdowns through the regular season and playoffs. But Eagles legend Jason Kelce isn’t buying that Barkley was a one-man headline.
Barkley is near the top of the short list of all-time great Philadelphia sports free-agent signings. He ran for 2,005 yards, rips off 60-yard scoring runs with the ease of a Joel Embiid layup and has turned the offense into its most elite dual threat since the halcyon days of Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens.
That lingering vacancy, which by all appearances is being held for Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore ... do have a few concerns on their first injury report of the bye week. Philadelphia did not hold a practice on Wednesday, making the injury ...
Former Stanford head coach spent past year assisting Broncos' GM George Paton. Now Shaw will assist Johnny Morton in Detroit.
Johnson would bring plenty of experience to Houston. The long-time coach had three stops as offensive coordinator in the college ranks, guiding the offenses at Utah, Houston, and Florida. He broke into the NFL in 2021 when he was named as the Eagles quarterbacks coach, and he quickly earned a promotion to offensive coordinator in 2023.
John Morton — from the Broncos’ staff. They will now bring in some more coaching help from Denver’s front office.
The Sooners still have not announced a defensive coordinator, but the hire may not be far away, according to athletic director Joe Castiglione.