{"id":187388,"date":"2023-01-15T17:07:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T17:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/former-cardinals-coach-kliff-kingsbury-flees-to-thailand-avoiding-other-nfl-job-opportunities-per-report\/"},"modified":"2023-01-15T17:07:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T17:07:59","slug":"former-cardinals-coach-kliff-kingsbury-flees-to-thailand-avoiding-other-nfl-job-opportunities-per-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/former-cardinals-coach-kliff-kingsbury-flees-to-thailand-avoiding-other-nfl-job-opportunities-per-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury flees to Thailand, avoiding other NFL job opportunities, per report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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days after his dismissal as Cardinals head coach<\/span>Kliff Kingsbury is drawing interest from around the NFL, with multiple teams targeting him for their offensive coordinator vacancies, according to Fox Sports<\/a>. That doesn’t mean Kingsbury is set to return to the sidelines anytime soon. The 43-year-old coach recently bought a one-way ticket to Thailand, according to Peter Schrager, and has respectfully declined all inquiries, telling teams he’s not currently interested in coaching.<\/p>\n

This echoes previous speculation from NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, who suggested after Kingsbury’s firing that the former Texas Tech coach was a candidate to step away from the game. Highly paid by Arizona, which last March signed the coach to a six-year contract extension through 2027, Kingsbury was perceived to be especially worn down by the Cardinals’ tumultuous 2022 campaign, in which the team went 4-13 and endured a number of off-field controversies.<\/p>\n

In addition to potential coordinator jobs, Kingsbury’s Texas ties made him a logical candidate for the Texans’ current head-coaching vacancy. But other big-name coaches have taken a hiatus, only to return to the sidelines later. Recent examples include the Cowboys ‘Mike McCarthy, who spent the 2019 season away from the NFL after his dismissal from the Packers; the Jaguars’ Doug Pederson, who took 2021 off after his exit from the Eagles; and the Saints’ Sean Payton, who is interviewing for a new job after stepping away from New Orleans this season. Rams coach Sean McVay has also pondered retirement lately.<\/p>\n

Kingsbury went 28-37-1 in four years as the Cardinals’ head coach, guiding a single playoff appearance. He previously went 35-40 in six seasons as Texas Tech’s coach.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n