The Chargers have completed an interview with Arthur Smith for their vacant offensive coordinator job, the team announced Monday.
Smith served as the Steelers’ offensive coordinator for the past two seasons.
He also had an interview with the Lions for their offensive coordinator position and is on the list of candidates for the head coaching jobs of the Titans and Cardinals.
Smith, 43, served as the Falcons’ head coach for three seasons. Atlanta went 7-10 in each of Smith’s years as the club’s head coach.
He spent most of his coaching career with the Titans, having been with the franchise from 2011-20. He began as a quality control coach and worked his way up to becoming offensive coordinator in 2019. Tennessee went to the AFC Championship Game in Smith’s first year calling the team’s offensive plays.
The Chargers also have interviewed or scheduled interviews with Chargers passing game coordinator Marcus Brady, Patriots passing game coordinator Thomas Brown, former Titans head coach Brian Callahan, former Giants head coach Brian Daboll, Chargers quarterbacks coach Shane Day and former Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel.
A couple of defensive coordinators have set up second interviews for the Raiders’ head coaching job.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Raiders are scheduled to meet with Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter on Tuesday and Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley on Wednesday. Former Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel and Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero are also scheduled for interviews with the team this week.
Hafley is also scheduled for a second interview to replace McDaniel in Miami on Monday and there’s been chatter that he is the current focus of their search. He’s also set to meet with the Titans on Tuesday, so he may not make it to that Raiders interview later in the week.
Minter is slated for a second interview with the Browns as well.
Former Giants head coach Brian Daboll could wind up with another job in the NFC East.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Daboll is expected to interview with the Eagles for their offensive coordinator vacancy. Daboll has interviewed for the Titans’ head coaching job and Saturday brought word that he’s expected to meet with the Chargers about their offensive coordinator job.
Daboll coached the Giants for three-plus seasons before being fired during the 2025 season. Running back Saquon Barkley was on the Giants’ roster for the first two of those seasons, but he left for the Eagles as a free agent in 2024 and helped Philly win a Super Bowl.
That result was not warmly received by Giants fans and one imagines that they’d feel similarly if Daboll joins the Eagles and helps their offense improve on their 2025 performance.
The Browns are moving into their second round of interviews with head coaching candidates and the list is up to six names.
According to multiple reports, the Browns are set to interview former Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, Rams passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase, and Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski a second time. Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz and Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken are also on the list.
Scheelhaase’s second interview will have to wait at least a week if the Rams beat the Bears on Sunday as coaches for teams in the conference title game are not eligible to interview until after that game has been played. He interviewed with several teams this weekend.
McDaniel is set to interview with the Raiders on Monday and he’s also in the mix for offensive coordinator opportunities. Minter has interviewed with most of the teams that made head coaching changes while Udinski’s only interview thus far has been with Cleveland.
Brian Daboll could be headed to Southern California for his next job.
Per a report from NFL Media, Daboll is set to interview with the Chargers for their offensive coordinator vacancy.
Daboll is in the mix for a few offensive coordinator openings, but he also interviewed with the Titans for their head coaching job earlier this week.
Daboll, 50, was 20-40-1 in the regular season and 1-1 in the postseason as Giants head coach from 2022-2025. New York fired Daboll in November.
But he had plenty of success as Buffalo’s offensive coordinator from 2018-2021, helping develop quarterback Josh Allen. The Bills finished No. 3 in points and No. 5 in yards in 2021 and No. 2 in both total yards and points in 2020.
The Chargers fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman after last weekend’s 16-3 loss to the Patriots in the wild card round.
