The Arizona Cardinals have requested an interview with New England Patriots defensive line coach DeMarcus Covington, and the Arizonans are eager to bring him to the franchise.
Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort developed a relationship with Covington when they were together on the Patriots from 2017-19, and the pair know each other well.
#Patriots disabled list coach DeMarcus Covington has been requested by the #AZCardinals for his defensive coordinator position under Jonathan Gannon, the source said. At just 33 years old, Covington is a young coach on the rise who developed a relationship with new general manager Monti Ossenfort while they were together in New England.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 17, 2023
Covington’s first NFL job was as an assistant coach for the Patriots from 2017 to 2018, then he was promoted to linebackers coach in 2019. However, he accepted a new role as the team’s defensive line coach in 2020, but it seems be moving forward now. .
Since Covington has been the DL coach at the Patriots, they haven’t been below 11 in terms of points allowed per game. They rose as high as second in that category in 2021, before slipping a bit lower to seventh last season.
Being a relatively young coach at the age of 33, Covington had spent his fair share of years coaching at the collegiate level. His most recent job before making the move to the NFL was in Eastern Illinois as co-defensive coordinator and disabled list coach before continuing in 2017.
This news of a possible trade to the Cardinals for Covington comes after the franchise reportedly set up an interview with Chicago Bears linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi about the defensive coordinator job for Saturday.
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