Cardinals request interview with Bengals’ Lou Anarumo for head coach job

Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo has his first head coach interview of this cycle in the wake of his team’s loss in the AFC title game.

According to Fox Sports’ Peter Schrager, the Arizona Cardinals put in a request to interview Anarumo for their vacancy at head coach.

It was a rather large surprise Anarumo had not received more requests before this given his moldable defense that has held up well annually against the likes of Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen over the last few years.

Anarumo joins offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as Bengals assistants who got interviews. Quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher had a coordinator interview before the team stepped in and extended him.

This just in….

The Cardinals have requested to interview Bengals DC Lou Anarumo for their vacant HC job, per league source.@gmfb @nflnetwork

— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) January 30, 2023