{"id":698531,"date":"2026-01-23T09:17:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T09:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/698531\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T09:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T09:17:20","slug":"dolphins-to-interview-texans-qb-coach-jerrod-johnson-for-oc-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/698531\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins to interview Texans QB coach Jerrod Johnson for OC opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jan. 22, 2026, 1:50 p.m. CT<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a href=\"http:\/\/texanswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/texans\/2026\/01\/22\/texans-patriots-playoffs-tv-ratings-espn-record\/88303660007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jerrod Johnson<\/a> could finally be getting his chance to a run an offense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DMRussini\/status\/2014354158640320599\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">According to reports<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/miami-dolphins\/345\" data-autotag=\"22ef43a4-dc5a-43ce-87cd-912a7e348a81\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Miami Dolphins<\/a> have requested to interview the<a href=\"\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\"> Houston Texans&#8217;<\/a> quarterback coach for their open offensive coordinator position under <a href=\"http:\/\/texanswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/texans\/2026\/01\/22\/texans-patriots-playoffs-tv-ratings-espn-record\/88303660007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first-year head coach Jeff Hafley.<\/a> The Dolphins recently hired the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/green-bay-packers\/335\" data-autotag=\"2b76aec5-0d77-4545-9a2a-f864de5488eb\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Green Bay Packers<\/a>&#8216; defensive coordinator following the firing of Mike McDaniel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Johnson has interviewed for several offensive coordinator positions in the past, including the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\/362\" data-autotag=\"0975654b-7314-4c6a-8b1d-0052f65c0335\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/minnesota-vikings\/347\" data-autotag=\"839728ed-97f0-4c7c-9ea6-299b7540514e\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-orleans-saints\/350\" data-autotag=\"84b23fc0-f769-4d65-9d38-018c62e4efd7\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">New Orleans Saints<\/a>, New England Patriots and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/philadelphia-eagles\/354\" data-autotag=\"c1b3a094-e294-4a77-b1b2-dbdbd5bfa2c5\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>&#8216; openings in the past three cycles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Johnson, a former star quarterback at Texas A&amp;M, has coached <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/houston-texans\/325\" data-autotag=\"4fdb1a06-1d90-42ff-b7f7-5268ecaf7955\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Texans<\/a> quarterback C.J. Stroud since he was in high school at the Elite 11 competition. The two remained close while Stroud attended Ohio State and reunited in Houston following his selection No. 2 overall in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Over the past three seasons, Johnson, 37, has coached Stroud to a Pro Bowl selection and three playoff appearances. He was also influential in helping Stroud earn Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cJerrod has done a great job this year,\u201d Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said. \u201cI\u2019ve definitely seen growth in him as a coach and how he\u2019s done a better job of working with the quarterbacks. He\u2019s given those guys a lot of pointers, a lot of tips, especially from him being a guy who played the position.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Texans could be looking for a new quarterbacks coach for the first time in three seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jan. 22, 2026, 1:50 p.m. CT Jerrod Johnson could finally be getting his chance to a run an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":698532,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2056],"tags":[95878,7,221,253,2368,6,96520,96521,95882,95930,97087,96676,96679,95976,95953,96682,95951,95988,96129,95888,96683,96685,95895,96681,96686,96680,96687,96684,95906,96191,96099,96177,95884,95883,96239,222,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-698531","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston-texans","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-houston","11":"tag-houston-texans","12":"tag-houstontexans","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-sstssportsnfltexans","15":"tag-sstsntexans","16":"tag-tagamerican-football","17":"tag-tagbig-ten-conference-football","18":"tag-tagbreaking-news-social","19":"tag-tagc-j-stroud","20":"tag-tagdemeco-ryans","21":"tag-taggreen-bay-packers","22":"tag-taghouston-texans","23":"tag-tagmadden-nfl","24":"tag-tagmiami-dolphins","25":"tag-tagminnesota-vikings","26":"tag-tagnew-orleans-saints","27":"tag-tagnfl","28":"tag-tagnfl-draft","29":"tag-tagnfl-films","30":"tag-tagnfl-hub","31":"tag-tagnfl-junkies","32":"tag-tagnfl-mvp","33":"tag-tagnfl-overreactions","34":"tag-tagnfl-playoffs","35":"tag-tagnfl-scouting-combine","36":"tag-tagoverall-positive","37":"tag-tagphiladelphia-eagles","38":"tag-tagsec-conference-football","39":"tag-tagsmg-breaking-wire","40":"tag-tagsports-coaching-training","41":"tag-tagsports-news","42":"tag-tagtampa-bay-buccaneers","43":"tag-texans","44":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=698531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/698532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=698531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=698531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=698531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}