NFL Insider Predicts Brian Callahan Will Be Named Head Coach of Carolina Panthers

Will the Bengals offensive coordinator land a head coaching job this cycle?

CINCINNATI — Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan has already interviewed for three head coaching jobs. He'll interview for a fourth on Thursday when he meets with the Carolina Panthers. 

Callahan has interviewed with the Falcons, Chargers and Titans. 

ESPN NFL insider Dan Graziano believes the Bengals' offensive coordinator could end up in Carolina as the next head coach of the Panthers. 

"Industry insiders are finding this a tough one to call, since there's skepticism about the willingness of candidates to work for impatient team owner David Tepper,"

Graziano wrote

. "I expect this hire to be an offensive-minded coach whose task will be getting the most out of 2023 top-pick quarterback Bryce Young, who struggled in Year 1 with a 33.4 QBR (29th in the NFL). It has been thought for a while that Callahan—who has been Joe Burrow's coordinator in Cincinnati for the quarterback's entire career—is Carolina's top choice, but he could have better offers. 

"Callahan hasn't been the playcaller in Cincinnati, but he has a lot of responsibility in the offense and has been instrumental in the Bengals' success in recent years. And he has the experience that Tepper could be looking for this offseason. The work Callahan did with Jake Browning this season after Burrow's season-ending right wrist injury has caught teams' attention. The Panthers are also looking for a new general manager after firing Scott Fitterer, but it sounds like they want to get the coach in place first."

Callahan also interviewed for multiple head coaching jobs over the past two years. 

This feels like the year he could leave Cincinnati for a head coaching job. It's worth noting that the 39-year-old is the longest tenured offensive coordinator in the NFL (five seasons). 

Check out all of Graziano's predictions for the seven vacant head coaching jobs here.

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