Joe Brady will attempt to help the Bills to a second straight AFC championship game Saturday. On Sunday, two head coach interviews await the Buffalo offensive coordinator.
Brady’s Ravens meeting will take place then, while NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport adds the Falcons will also meet with Brady about their HC post. Brady has now been connected to the Dolphins, Falcons and Ravens’ HC positions.
A Falcons connection would have formed previously, with ex-Atlanta GM Terry Fontenot in New Orleans when Brady worked on Sean Payton‘s staff. But the Falcons fired Fontenot earlier this month. They will still meet with Brady, who is finishing his second full season as Bills OC.
Last year’s coaching carousel included Brady meetings with the Bears, Jaguars, Jets and Saints. A second New Orleans meeting was on the radar, but Brady joined Kliff Kingsbury and Mike McCarthy in pulling out of that search. Brady, 36, follows Brian Daboll as a Josh Allen play-caller to land on HC carousels. He joins Kingsbury, Kevin Stefanski and Mike McDaniel as recent play-callers drawing considerable interest on this year’s cycle. Brady, though, does not carry the HC experience that trio does.
Like Kingsbury in 2025, Brady could be choosey due to Allen’s status as probably the game’s best quarterback. Kingsbury, who chose to stay and mentor Jayden Daniels for a second season, saw his philosophy clash with the front office and Dan Quinn. Sean McDermott backed Brady after a midseason Bills swoon, and the team has again ranked highly — despite some issues staffing its wide receiver positions — on offense. Buffalo ranked fourth this season after a second-place 2024 scoring finish, with Allen having another strong campaign despite some receiver plans not working out. James Cook won the rushing title, marking the first Bills player to do so since O.J. Simpson 49 years ago.
The Falcons have more defense-minded candidates on their radar, but Brady joins McDaniel, Stefanski and Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak in the mix for this job. Stefanski, who has come up as a John Harbaugh backup plan, is expected to meet with the Falcons for a second interview soon.