Charles

London

The former Titans assistant oversaw Will Levis’ rookie year and now will work with Geno Smith after the veteran quarterback experienced a down year. The move is expected to become official in the coming days.

Kelly’s tenure in Houston was notably shaky, though he did arguably do a better job with the 2021 Texans than Pep Hamilton did with the 2022 Texans. He also appeared to be quite trusted by Deshaun Watson. The Titans have kept things fairly insular under Mike Vrabel so ultimately this hiring isn’t much of a surprise. The Titans also hired Charles London, formerly with ex-protege Arthur Smith in Atlanta, to replace Kelly as their passing game coordinator.

London first broke into the NFL in 2007 when he joined the Bears as an offensive quality control coach. He would later leave to serve as the Texans’ running back coach but returned to Chicago in 2018 before joining Arthur Smith as the Falcons’ quarterbacks coach in 2021. London also has experience as a scout but has never held an offensive coordinator position at the NFL or college level.

With Kevin O’Connell now the Vikings’ head coach, the Rams are looking to fill the key spot on Sean McVay’s staff. London, who recently interviews for Miami’s offensive coordinator vacancy, has also served as running backs coach for the Texans and Bears.

London, 46, is fresh off his first season as Atlanta’s QBs coach. He previously worked as Chicago’s running backs coach (2018-2020) and on the Texans’ staff from 2014-2017 in that same role. It’s unclear whether coach Mike McDaniel or London would call plays in this scenario since neither did so in their previous gigs.

London coaches running backs at Penn State, the Texans, and Bears over the past nine years. He’ll take over as the Falcons’ QB coach in the waning years of Matt Ryan’s career in Atlanta, and just as the team might use their first round draft pick to select Ryan’s successor.