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Saints Request Second Interview With Top Texans Assistant, C.J. Stroud Mentor Jerrod Johnson

The Houston Texans assistant coaches are becoming a hot commodity for open positions across the NFL. The latest being quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson.

Matt Galatzan

Houston Texans Quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson is one of DeMeco Ryans top assistants on his staff, helping to develop C.J. Stroud into one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL as a rookie.

And NFL teams are beginning to take notice, with multiple teams requesting interviews with Johnson for their offensive coordinator positions. 

The first of those teams was the New Orleans Saints. And now, it appears they were impressed, with New Orleans reportedly requesting a second interview with Johnson. 

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The position was recently held by Pete Carmichael, who was fired at the end of the regular season. That said, Johnson may want to weigh his options before jumping to another job.

The Texans are also in danger of losing their own offensive coordinator, Bobby Slowik, who has become one of the hottest candidates for open head coaching positions across the league.

And should Slowik indeed land a job as a head coach, Johnson could be a logical choice to replace him as an internal candidate who is already intimately familiar with the offensive personnel. 

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Obviously, Johnson is not the most experienced coaching candidate available, starting his coaching career in 2017 as a part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship. 

He then eventually landed his first assistant job with the Colts as an offensive quality control coach in 2020, before becoming an assistant QB coach with the Vikings in 2022.

That said, his development of Stroud has been extremely impressive and it is only a matter for time before he takes the next step in his coaching career. 

Whether or not that ends up being in New Orleans, Houston, or somewhere else remains to be seen.

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MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com