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Joseph

That was fast. Just yesterday, Josina Anderson broke the news that Joseph was set to interview with the Ravens. Prior reports indicate that the Giants, Raiders, Titans, and Cardinals had requested to interview Joseph for their head-coaching vacancies as well.

Joseph has been defensive coordinator for one of the league’s top defenses in the Broncos since 2023. He led a crew that allowed the second-least yards and third-least points to opponents during the 2025 regular season. Joseph was previously the defensive coordinator for the Cardinals and Dolphins with a stint as the Broncos’ head coach from 2017-2018. He could get his second chance to become a head coach this cycle and the Ravens, who had a struggling defense this season, will interview him for the job.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter confirmed these teams’ interest in Joseph after he coached one of the NFL’s most dominant defenses in recent memory. Over the past two seasons the Broncos have allowed the league’s lowest offensive success rate and the third lowest EPA per play. Joseph would look to revamp the defenses of any one of these teams; all of them rank among the NFL’s worst units.

Joseph interviewed with the Jets and was also requested by the Bears last offseason. Denver’s defense slipped a bit in 2025, though it also missed Pat Surtain for several games and dealt with other normal attrition issues. He appears to be one of the hottest candidates of the 2025 offseason and we expect him to get plenty of interviews this cycle.

Orr tells readers to “expect to see” Joseph begin interviews as early as Wednesday, “in alignment with the league’s rules for coaches in the playoffs.” Joseph previously served as the Broncos’ head coach in 2017-2018 and now fields one of the NFL’s best defenses. NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe also recently reported that Joseph could be a head coaching candidate this offseason.

The Raiders have formally requested an interview with Joseph and the Bears are reportedly interested as well. The Jets’ list of candidates is approaching 20 teams and that’s just for the coaches who have been part of the interview process so far. Vegas’s list is much shorter, though Ben Johnson is gaining momentum there. Joseph may miss out on a head coaching gig this time around, but another successful year in Denver could land him a promotion as soon as 2026.

Joseph’s last head coaching gig came with Denver from 2017 to 2018. The highly-respected defensive coordinator went 11-21 during his two seasons with the team, but returned to the Mile High City in 2023 after Sean Payton was hired as head coach. Joseph’s defense took a massive leap this season after ranking in the bottom third in the league in points and yards allowed in 2023. The Broncos allowed the seventh fewest yards and third fewest points of any team in the league this season, and trailed only the Eagles in yards allowed per play (4.9). Joseph’s recent run of success also drew interest from the Bears and Jets this coaching cycle, making the Raiders the third team to request a sit down with him.

Joseph has long been rumored to make a return to the head coaching ranks ever since he was fired as the Broncos head coach at the end of the 2018 season. A strong stretch as the Cardinals’ defensive coordinator from 2020-2021 put his name back on the map, and after returning to Denver in 2023, Joseph needed just two seasons to turn a bottom five defense into a top five defense. There’s a good chance Joseph will generate more interest from teams as the coaching cycle begins to ramps up.

Joseph was released by the Cardinals just days after they hired Jonathan Gannon as their head coach. Joseph served as the Broncos’ head coach from 2017-2018, going 11-21 over that span before being fired after his second season. Soon after, he was hired as the Cardinals’ defensive coordinator, where he helped orchestrate two top-15 defenses in 2020 and 2021, before seeing the bottom fall out in 2022. Now, Joseph has a chance to take over a Broncos defense that ranked 14th in points allowed per game (21.1) and seventh in yards allowed per game (320.0).

After being officially released from the Cardinals organization just four days ago, Joseph was almost immediately tied to the Eagles and their vacant defensive coordinator position. Joseph appears to be the frontrunner for the job after previous defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon was signed to be the new head coach for the Arizona Cardinals. Joseph also interviewed for the defensive coordinator position in Denver, a position reportedly to be down to he and Rex Ryan.