Bears interview Joe Brady for head coach

Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady has had a busy week, and not just because he’s preparing for Sunday night’s playoff game against the Ravens.

The Bears announced they had interviewed Brady for their head coaching job, shortly after the Saints interviewed him for their head coaching job.

One of the realities of the NFL coaching cycle is that coaches who would otherwise be completely focused on an upcoming playoff game also spend time talking to other teams about other business. Brady is one of several assistants preparing for this weekend’s games and also interviewing for head coaching jobs.

Brady became a star in coaching circles when he was hired as LSU’s passing game coordinator in 2019 and they immediately won the national championship with the best passing game in college football — something that may have had more to do with the presence of Joe Burrow, Ja’ Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson on that team than with Brady.

Since then, Brady spent two years as the Panthers’ offensive coordinator and two years as the Bills’ quarterbacks coach before being promoted to offensive coordinator in Buffalo.

Now Brady is focused on two things: advancing his own career and advancing the Bills in the playoffs.