The Arizona Cardinals may be going back to their past for a new running backs coach.
A source told Sporting News that Kirby Wilson is considered a strong candidate to fill the position on the staff of new head coach Steve Wilks after having interviewed for the position.
Wilson, 56, served as Arizona’s running backs coach from 2004-06. He has held the same position with New England (1997-99), Washington (2000), Tampa Bay (2003-04), Pittsburgh (2007-13), Minnesota (2014-15) and Cleveland (2016-17).
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Adrian Peterson and Kirby Wilson in 2015 with the Vikings (Getty Images)
Wilson would be reunited in Arizona with Adrian Peterson, whom he coached with the Vikings. Wilson also would get to work with David Johnson, one of the NFL’s top running backs who missed almost all of the 2017 season with an injured wrist.
Freddie Kitchens, who was Arizona’s running backs in 2017, has replaced Wilson with the same position in Cleveland along with receiving an associate head coach designation.
