Kliff Kingsbury is staying, but that hasn’t stopped other teams from trying to poach from head coach Dan Quinn’s Washington Commanders’ staff.
According to Mike Garofolo of the NFL Network, assistant quarterbacks coach David Blough is drawing interest from multiple teams. The New York Jets are interested in Blough for their QB coach vacancy, while the Chicago Bears wanted to speak to Blough for the passing game coordinator role.
It’s unclear if Blough will speak to those teams. The Jets and Bears have new head coaches, both from Detroit, where Blough spent three seasons as a quarterback (2019-21). New Jets coach Aaron Glenn spent one season as the defensive coordinator with Blough on the Lions’ roster, while new Bears coach Ben Johnson was with Blough for two seasons.
#Commanders assistant QB coach David Blough has a request from the #Jets to interview for their QB coach jobs as well as a request from the #Bears for passing game coordinator, sources say. Blough, 29, is garnering attention only one year into his coaching career. pic.twitter.com/6T3Ue8ItBj
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) January 29, 2025
Blough also has a connection with Kingsbury. He played in Arizona during the 2022 season, Kingsbury’s last season as the Cardinals head coach. Kingsbury was impressed with Blough and quickly targeted him for a role on Washington’s staff. The Commanders were Blough’s first coaching job.
Head coach Dan Quinn, quarterback Jayden Daniels, and Kingsbury have all praised Blough at different times throughout the season. Daniels often competes with Blough after practice.
In addition to Kingsbury and Blough, Washington has assistant head coach/offensive pass game coordinator Brian Johnson and quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard on staff.