Report: Kliff Kingsbury 'fully locked in' on playoffs, uncertain interview with New Orleans Saints

With the remarkable success of the Washington Commanders offensive attack and dual-threat quarterback Jayden Daniels, of course Kliff Kingsbury’s name has popped up in the coaching carousel yet again. But for now, he’s locked in on Washington’s season and will determine if he wants to interview for the New Orleans Saints head coaching position at a later date, according to Nick Underhill. He won’t begin looking at his options until they are done playing.

Washington and Philadelphia will face off at 3:00 PM EST on Sunday, January 26th in the 2025 NFC Championship Game. The winner will punch their tickets to the Super Bowl.

Kingsbury returned to the NFL after spending 2023 as the Senior Offensive Analyst at USC under Lincoln Riley after spending the previous four seasons as the head coach for the Arizona Cardinals.

This offseason Kingsbury also applied for offensive coordinator jobs with the Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, and the Las Vegas Raiders. Withdrawing his name from consideration for the Las Vegas Raiders job on Saturday with Las Vegas expected to hire Luke Getsy as their next OC.

More on Kliff Kingsbury and his career in football

Kingsbury played college football at Texas Tech where he threw for 12,423 yards and 95 touchdowns in 43 games before being selected in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. Following his player career he transitioned into coaching, becoming one of the most renowned offensive minds with an impressive list of quarterbacks coached.

In 2012 Kingsbury was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Texas A&M, coaching Johnny Manziel the season he became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. The following season he became the head coach of his alma mater, leading Texas Tech to a 35-40 record in his six seasons as the Red Raiders head coach. Where he coached two-time NFL and Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes.

Kingsbury became the Arizona Cardinals head coach in 2019, ending his four seasons at the helm with a 28-37 record and one playoff appearance. During his stint with the Cardinals, quarterback Kyler Murray won the 2019 Offensive Rookie of the Year and earned two Pro Bowl selections.

On3’s Kaiden Smith also contributed to this article.