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Petzing

The 35-year-old just finished his first season as QBs coach. He had previously served as Kevin Stefanski’s TEs coach. He also served as a WRs coach in Minnesota, where he worked alongside new Cardinals head man Jonathan Gannon. It’s quite the fateful hire for Gannon, who has been tasked with sparking Kyler Murray’s career as he plateaus and returns from a torn ACL. Petzing’s thin résumé makes it a bold hire, one entirely dependent on Gannon being a strong identifier of coaching talent. With Gannon a defensive mind, there will be no safety net if Petzing isn’t ready.

Petzing is, according to Cabot, “expected to get the job.” Petzing and Jonathan Gannon worked together with the Vikings, and Petzing was Stefon Diggs’ WR coach and has climbed the ladder in Cleveland from tight ends coach to quarterbacks coach. He did a nice job with Jacoby Brissett last year, and probably figures to carry some Kevin Stefanski roots to Arizona if he does indeed wind up with their offensive coordinator gig.

Petzing spent six seasons (2014-19) with the Vikings in a variety of roles, most notably as the team’s wide receivers coach in helping Stefon Diggs set a career high with 1,130 receiving yards in 2019. Petzing was initially hired as Cleveland’s TE coach in 2020.