NFL News: Ravens' Todd Monken Reportedly Interviewing for Bears, Jaguars HC Jobs

Ahead of their AFC Divisional Round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken reportedly has a couple of head coaching interviews lined up.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Monken is scheduled to interview for the Jacksonville Jaguars' vacancy on Thursday, followed by the Chicago Bears' head coaching position on Friday.

Monken, 58, has been the Ravens' OC since 2023 when he was hired away from the University of Georgia to replace Greg Roman.

Following a lengthy career as an assistant coach at the collegiate and NFL levels, Monken served as the head coach at Southern Mississippi, going 13-25 over three seasons, including a 9-5 mark in his final year at the school.

Monken left to become the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offensive coordinator in 2016, which is a role he remained in until 2018. He then had stints as the OC of the Cleveland Browns and at the University of Georgia, helping lead the Bulldogs' offense to back-to-back national titles in 2021 and 2022.

After leaving Georgia for the Ravens' offensive coordinator job, Monken hit the ground running, as Baltimore went 13-4 last season and ranked sixth in the NFL in total offense, fourth in scoring and first in rushing.

Also, quarterback Lamar Jackson won his second career NFL MVP Award by virtue of completing 67.2 percent of his passes for 3,678 yards, 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions, while also rushing for 821 yards and five scores.

Jackson and the Baltimore offense have been even better this season, as the Ravens ranked first in total offense, third in scoring first in rushing once again.

The dynamic Jackson had the best passing season of his career as well, completing 66.7 percent of his attempts for 4,172 yards, 41 touchdowns and just four interceptions to go along with 915 yards and four scores on the ground.

Given that he was named a First Team All-Pro over Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Jackson is on the odds-on favorite to be named NFL MVP again.

Monken has played a big role in Jackson's success, so it comes as little surprise that teams are showing interest in him as a head coach.

Both the Jaguars and Bears offer potentially intriguing situations since each team has a talented quarterback for Monken to work with.

The Jags went a disappointing 4-13 this season and have made the playoffs only once in the past seven seasons, but quarterback Trevor Lawrence missing seven games due to injury played a role in their struggles.

Lawrence seemingly had Jacksonville on the upswing when he led the team to an AFC South title and a playoff win. The Jaguars have been able to get back to that level since then, but perhaps Monken would be able to unlock something within the offense.

The Bears are in a similar situation, as they went 5-12 this season and have not reached the playoffs since 2020 and haven't won a playoff game since 2010.

Chicago used the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft on quarterback Caleb Williams, and while it didn't lead to many wins during his rookie season, he had some impressive moments with over 4.000 total yards, 20 touchdowns and only six interceptions.

The Bears have plenty of offensive talent, and while neither head coach Matt Eberflus nor interim head coach Thomas Brown were able to get the most out of it, Monken may be the right guy to do so.