5 potential offensive coordinator candidates for the Buffalo Bills in 2024
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Brian Johnson - Philadelphia Eagles
Brian Johnson had an unusual start to his coaching career; in that he started very young. At 22 years old, he was hired as the Utah Utes quarterbacks coach by Kyle Whittingham and two years later was named by Coach Whittingham as Utah's offensive coordinator. He would later join Coach Dan Mullen at Mississippi State as their quarterbacks coach, where he would remain for two seasons.
In 2016, he joined the Houston Cougars as the offensive coordinator. His final stop in the collegiate ranks was in 2017 with the Florida Gators, where he served as the quarterbacks coach, and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2020.
In 2021, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni hired Johnson as the team's quarterbacks coach to help develop Jalen Hurts, Last season Eagles offensive coordinator Shane Steichen was hired as the Indianapolis Colts head coach, opening the door for Johnson to become the team's new coordinator this season.