PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson is expected to interview for the Carolina Panthers head coaching job, ESPN reported on Wednesday.
Johnson declined to comment on the report during a news conference.
“All of my focus is about this week, and we’ve got a great opportunity with a special group of people to go out there and put on a great performance against Tampa Bay, and that’s where all of our focus and energy is at the moment,” Johnson said.
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Johnson, 36, is in his first year as Philadelphia’s offensive coordinator after being the team’s quarterbacks coach on Nick Sirianni’s staff for the past two seasons. Johnson took over the job before the 2023 season once former offensive coordinator Shane Steichen left to become the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.
In Johnson’s first year as the Eagles’ offensive coordinator, the team ranks in the top 10 in nearly every offensive statistical category, but the defending NFC champs have played poorly over the past six weeks.
The offense has only put more than 25 points or more twice over the past six games and went 1-5 over that stretch, including contests against weaker defenses and back-up quarterbacks.
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Johnson’s situational play calling, along with the game-planning with Sirianni, has become a lightning rod for criticism throughout the 2023 season, especially during this rough patch of games entering the postseason.
The Panthers are looking to replace Frank Reich who previously served as the head coach of the Colts and worked as the Eagles’ offensive coordinator when the team won the Super Bowl with former head coach Doug Pederson in the 2017 season.
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