The jump from position coach to head coach is unusual but not unprecedented. A great example of it working is Andy Reid, who went from Packers quarterbacks coach to Eagles head coach in 1999. Reid has won 273 regular season games, the fourth most in NFL history, and has won three Super Bowls with the Chiefs.

The New York Jets are interviewing Minnesota Vikings quarterbacks coach Josh McCown for their head coaching job on Friday, per Jordan Schultz of FOX Sports. McCown, 45, is one of many head coaching candidates going through the lengthy interview process around the league.

The New York Jets reportedly plan to interview one of their former quarterbacks for the open head-coaching role.

but it’s known with certainty that both Kevin O’Connell and Josh McCown had a hand in the shocking turnaround. Interestingly, before joining the Panthers in 2023, McCown coached high school ball.

The Minnesota Vikings may lose another coach on the offensive side of the football to a promotion this offseason.

Kevin O'Connell, the QB coaches and backups have Darnold playing at a high level. Can he bounce back from the Week 18 debacle in Detroit?

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Vikings assistant quarterbacks coach Grant Udinski has received an interview request from the Seattle Seahawks for their vacant offensive coordinator job, according to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo. Udinski,

Minnesota Vikings assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks coach Grant Udinski will return for a second interview with the Seattle Seahawks for their offensive-coordinator position on Friday,

Josh McCown also was requested to be interviewed ... Sam Darnold went from veteran castoff to hot commodity and Kevin O’Connell earned plenty of the praise for that. It wasn’t just O’Connell ...

Byron Leftwich, a former NFL quarterback, two-time Super Bowl winner and recently Tom Brady’s offensive coordinator with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, interviewed for the same job with the Seahawks recently. CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones reported that Friday.