Why the Bengals’ Jay Gruden and Mike Zimmer Are Getting Head Coaching Interest

January 7, 2014   ·   Andrea Hangst   ·   Jump to comments

The Cincinnati Bengals could be down one or both of their coordinators in a few days' or weeks' time, with offensive coordinator Jay Gruden and defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer both accepting interviews for multiple teams' head coaching vacancies.
So what has made Gruden and Zimmer so attractive? And which teams are vying for their services? Let's take a closer look.
 
The Contender: Jay Gruden
Teams Reportedly Interested: Tennessee, Detroit, Minnesota, Washington
Current Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden has been contacted by the Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans, Minnesota Vikings and Washington for their respective head coaching openings.
Gruden, a four-time ArenaBowl MVP quarterback, spent much of his coaching career in the Arena ranks, but he was also the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator from 2002 until 2008 and has been with the Bengals since 2011.
Gruden's appeal stems from one thing: Bengals quarterback Andy Dal...

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