May Chip Kelly make a surprising return to the NFL? One report means that it’s at the very least throughout the realm of risk.
A number of potential head coach candidates have named Kelly as a possible offensive coordinator possibility, in accordance with Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports activities. In consequence, some groups have begun doing “due diligence” on Kelly as a possible rent.
Kelly being linked with an NFL return is a shock, to say the least. For one factor, he’s beneath contract as UCLA’s head coach and will return for the 2024 season. Kelly is making an annual wage of over $6 million at UCLA, so any NFL group that needed him as an offensive coordinator would probably should both fully reset the market on coordinator salaries or persuade Kelly to just accept a big pay lower. Neither appears significantly more likely to occur.
Kelly’s RPO-heavy model has grow to be rather more prevalent within the NFL throughout current seasons. Nonetheless, his first stint within the NFL went very poorly after a promising begin and there are most likely offensive coordinator candidates who could be way more leading edge at this level.