CINCINNATI — The Bengals fired senior defensive assistant Mark Duffner and defensive quality control coach Louie Cioffi according to WLWT's Charlie Clifford. The move was made days ago. That means Cincinnati has parted ways with five defensive coaches: Lou Anarumo,

And it’s especially evident with former head coach Matt Eberflus entering the conversation, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler: “Former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is involved in the #Bengals defensive coordinator search, per sources.”

The Cincinnati Bengals search for their new defensive coordinator is still ongoing and the team has yet to make a decision on the hire, per a source with knowledge of the situation. Rumors of a new hire stemmed from current Bengals safety Daijahn Anthony going on TikTok Live and saying his team hired a new defensive coordinator on Thursday.

A fter the Cincinnati Bengals’ Super Bowl run at the end of the 2021 season, Lou Anarumo was being hyped as a potential head coaching candidate after helping limit Patrick Mahom

The Cincinnati Bengals are focused on the upcoming season, and one of their first steps is to find a new defensive coordinator to improve one of the team's weak spots. One of the potential candidates is a former head coach who was fired in November.