Gil Brandt says Kliff Kingsbury’s phone is ringing off the hook with NFL interest. One of Kingsbury’s former pupils at Texas Tech thinks there’s good reason for that.
“I haven’t talked to him at about where he is thinking about going or where he is thinking about ending up,” Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes told reporters on Wednesday. “I know if he did come to the NFL, he has the work ethic and he has the mind and he has the invovativeness -- I guess you would say, if that’s even a word -- to be in this league. Whatever he does, I know he will have success doing it.”
As more and more NFL coaches are embracing college concepts, it would make sense to have a guy like Kingsbury around.
“I am close with Coach Kingsbury,” Mahomes said. “He really helped my game and helped me as a person a lot. He is a genuine, good person and at the same time a very smart football coach. I know he will land back on his feet somewhere else and I am excited for the future with him.”
Kingsbury should have options, and it will be interesting if the ongoing offensive explosion at the NFL level creates more opportunities for college coaches who are experts on that side of the ball.