Overview
- NFL Network reports Campanile will meet in Arizona on Jan. 22, becoming the first candidate to receive a second, in-person interview in this cycle.
- Arizona requested interviews with at least 14 candidates, but Robert Saleh and Jeff Hafley were hired by the Titans and Dolphins after initial talks with the Cardinals.
- Several coaches seen as prominent options are tied to playoff teams and cannot conduct in-person interviews until Jan. 26 under NFL rules.
- Campanile, 43, led Jacksonville to the NFL’s top run defense and an eighth-ranked scoring defense in 2025 in his first season as an NFL defensive coordinator.
- The team has not been publicly disclosing its interview slate, and multiple reports note concerns that ownership spending perceptions, a 3-14 season and quarterback uncertainty could limit appeal to top candidates.