The Kansas City Chiefs are searching for Bob Sutton’s replacement as defensive coordinator and former Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo has been termed the favorite.
The Kansas City Chiefs began their search for a new defensive coordinator on Tuesday night with the firing of Bob Sutton, but Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that a favorite has already emerged less than 24 hours later in former St. Louis Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo.
According to Adam Schefter, who just yesterday said a “name to watch” was ESPN analyst Rex Ryan, the frontrunner for the opening is now Spagnuolo.
Spagnuolo is certainly a seasoned NFL coach with plenty of experience that includes a Super Bowl ring with the New York Giants back in 2007.
Former Giants’ DC and HC Steve Spagnuolo has emerged as the favorite to replace Bob Sutton as the Chiefs’ defensive coordinator, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 23, 2019
Spagnuolo and Andy Reid worked together in Philadelphia, share the same agent and have a mutual respect for each other’s work.
It will be interesting to see just how real these news leaks are at this point. Spagnuolo sat out all of last season from any coaching responsibilities after being fired by the Giants as their interim coach when they cleaned house a year ago. Of any of the coaching options, Spagnuolo would be the “most available,” and a move this quickly would certainly also signal the fact that the Chiefs have been thinking about this switch (and Spagnuolo’s availability) for quite some time.
Spagnuolo will turn 60-years-old next season.