Tuesday's NFL coaching roundup
Plenty of NFL teams are searching for new head coaches, coordinators, and front-office staff. Follow here for updates on the league's hiring carousel from Jan. 9.
The Oakland Raiders officially introduced Jon Gruden as their new head coach on Tuesday.
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The Los Angeles Chargers retained defensive coordinator Gus Bradley with a three-year contract, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Both the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks expressed interest in pursuing Bradley.
Los Angeles also retained offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt.
While the #Bears would like to keep DC Vic Fangio — and new coach Matt Nagy has made moves to do so — the #Packers loom and hope to set an interview. He is considered Green Bay's top choice. NFC North battle.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 9, 2018
The Packers will hire Mike Pettine as their defensive coordinator, reports ESPN's Rob Demovsky. Pettine was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns from 2014-15.
The Kansas City Chiefs hired Eric Bieniemy as their offensive coordinator. Bieniemy previously worked as the team's running backs coach. He takes over for Matt Nagy, who was named head coach of the Chicago Bears.
The Baltimore Ravens promoted linebackers coach Don Martindale to defensive coordinator. Martindale takes over for the retired Dean Pees.
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Packers personnel man Eliot Wolf is interviewing with Browns general manager John Dorsey for a gig in Cleveland and has been offered a spot in Oakland alongside GM Reggie McKenzie and Gruden, Demovsky reports. Wolf has also already fielded an offer to work as new Packers GM Brian Gutekunst's "right-hand man."
The Giants announce the interview of Panthers DC Steve Wilks for their head coaching job. He's the fifth to interview for the job, joining Josh McDaniels, Matt Patricia, Steve Spagnuolo and Pat Shurmur.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 9, 2018
Wilks' next interview is with the Arizona Cardinals, according to Schefter.
Jon Kitna is speaking with one of his former teams in regards to taking a coaching role. The Cincinnati Bengals are considering Kitna for an unspecified position on head coach Marvin Lewis' staff, a source told Alex Marvez of Sporting News.