Jaguars Clips
Anthony Campanile is apparently no longer in the running to become Arizona’s next head coach.
The Jaguars announced on Tuesday that Campanile and Grant Udinski — the club’s defensive and offensive coordinators — will return to the team for 2026.
The club noted that both men agreed to terms, implying that both will receive extensions.
Campanile was interviewed for Arizona’s head coaching job. But Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur is undergoing an in-person interview for that job on Tuesday, and is a strong candidate to land in the role.
Udinski also had interviewed with the Browns and Bills in recent days. But Udinski took himself out of consideration for Cleveland’s job and Buffalo promoted offensive coordinator Joe Brady to head coach on Tuesday.
Jacksonville won the AFC South with a 13-4 record in 2025, falling to Buffalo in the wild card round.
Grant Udinski will not be the next Browns head coach.
According to multiple reports, Udinski has withdrawn from consideration from Cleveland’s vacancy after agreeing to a new deal to remain Jacksonville’s offensive coordinator.
However, Udinski will still be able to pursue the Bills’ head coaching vacancy.
Udinski, 30, had interviewed with the Browns twice and was reportedly considered a finalist for the position.
Cleveland’s known remaining candidates include the team’s defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, former Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken, Commanders run game coordinator Anthony Lynn, and Rams passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase.
The Browns’ brass is reportedly in Los Angeles on Monday to interview Scheelhaase in person after the Rams fell in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game.
Cleveland fired head coach Kevin Stefanski after six seasons earlier this month. Stefanski has since been named Falcons head coach.
The Jaguars are adding an offensive assistant.
Jacksonville is hiring Brian Picucci to be the club’s offensive run game coordinator, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Picucci had been Tampa Bay’s offensive line coach in 2025 after serving as the club’s assistant offensive line coach in 2024.
Picucci worked with Jaguars head coach Liam Coen at multiple stops, including with Tampa Bay in 2024 and also at the college level at Kentucky.
The Bills interviewed Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski on Sunday, the team announced.
Udinski, 30, just completed his first season as Jacksonville’s offensive coordinator under head coach Liam Coen. Udinski did not call plays, as Coen filled that role.
Udinski has been a fast riser since entering the coaching ranks after completing his collegiate playing career as a defensive end at Towson. He started as a graduate assistant at Baylor in 2018. He was a coaching assistant with the Panthers from 2020-21, overlapping with Joe Brady.
Udinski joined the Vikings’ staff under Kevin O’Connell in 2022. He transitioned from assistant to the head coach in his first season to assistant quarterbacks coach in his second season before also assuming the role of assistant offensive coordinator in 2024.
Udinski also is a candidate in Cleveland and Buffalo.
The Browns will be continuing their second round of interviews on Friday.
According to multiple reports, they will be meeting with Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski. He is the third candidate to meet with the Browns a second time.
Their own defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz and Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken are the others who have interviewed twice. Rams pass game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase is expected to have a second meeting with the team after the NFC Championship Game and the Browns still need to satisfy the Rooney Rule requirements before they can move forward with a hire.
Udinski, who just wrapped up his first season running the offense in Jacksonville, is set for an interview with the Bills on Sunday.
Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski is scheduled for an interview with the Bills for their head coaching job.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Udinski is set to meet with the team on Sunday. The Bills fired Sean McDermott in the wake of last weekend’s 33-30 overtime loss to the Broncos in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Udinski is also in the running for the head coaching job in Cleveland. He’s slated for a second interview with the Browns on Friday.
Udinski was hired by the Jaguars after Liam Coen took over as the team’s head coach in 2025. He worked with Coen to construct an offense that helped the team finish sixth in the league in points scored and win the AFC South.
As part of the announcements for all AP award finalists, the NFL has revealed the five athletes who are up for comeback player of the year.
Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs, Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, and Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott are the five up for the award.
Diggs suffered a torn ACL midway through the 2024 season, but started all 17 games in 2025, catching 85 passes for 1,013 yards with four touchdowns.
Hutchinson suffered a season-ending leg injury in October 2024, breaking his tibia and fibula. He posted a career-high 14.5 sacks along with 14 tackles for loss, and 35 quarterback hits in 17 games for Detroit in 2025.
Lawrence started only 10 games in 2024 after dealing with multiple concussions last season. But he helped pilot the Jaguars to the postseason in 2025, starting all 17 games and passing for 4,007 yards with 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
After playing only four games due to multiple injuries in 2024, McCaffrey led the league with 413 touches to help the 49ers reach the postseason. He took 311 carries for 1,202 yards with 10 touchdowns and caught 102 passes for 924 yards with seven TDs.
Finally, Prescott returned from a hamstring avulsion to start all 17 games, finishing the year with 4,552 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. He led the league with 404 completions.
The coach of the year field has been narrowed to five. That’s the relatively easy part.
The hard part is narrowing it to one.
Of course, that happened more than two weeks ago, when the 50 AP voters (whose names and votes will be disclosed after the awards are announced in two weeks) submitted their ballots on the day after the end of the regular season.
The five finalists, as announced by the NFL, are (in alphabetical order): Jaguars coach Liam Coen, Bears coach Ben Johnson, Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel.
Fortunately, none of the five finalists were among the 10 coaches who are no longer with their teams.
The most obvious omissions from the list are Broncos coach Sean Payton, whose team secured the No. 1 seed in the AFC, and Rams coach Sean McVay, whose team was arguably the second best in the NFC, seeding notwithstanding.
But putting them in the top five would require removing one of the others. Good luck with that exercise.
The two favorites, in our view, are Coen and Vrabel. We’ll find out in 14 days who gets the fancy trophy. Vrabel surely hopes he won’t be able to attend the NFL Honors ceremony, because he’ll be preparing for the far more important prize. Especially as it relates to a coach’s legacy.
The NFL has announced the finalists for this year’s most valuable player award.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford have been seen as the two favorites for the award for some time and both men make their expected appearance on the list of five finalists. The award will be handed out at the NFL Honors event during Super Bowl week.
If Maye and Stafford both lead their teams to wins this weekend, they’ll square off in the Super Bowl days after finding out if they were named this season’s MVP. Stafford beat Maye out in first-team All-Pro voting and that’s usually predictive of the MVP vote. One exception came last year when Bills quarterback Josh Allen won MVP after Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was voted All-Pro.
Allen is a finalist again this year. Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey round out the group of finalists.
The Cardinals are getting closer to finding their new head coach.
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Jacksonville defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile is flying to the desert to have his second interview with Arizona on Thursday.
Campanile, 43, just finished his first season as the club’s defensive coordinator. Jacksonville finished No. 8 in points allowed and No. 11 in yards allowed in 2025.
The Ravens and Dolphins have also shown interest in Campanile as a head coaching candidate, though Miami has since hired Jeff Hafley.
Jonathan Gannon was fired earlier this month after three seasons with the club.
