Chiefs Offensive Coordinator Matt Nagy will interview with several teams this coaching cycle, including the New York Jets.

The New York Jets have already interviewed eight head coaching candidates, but one of them has already been eliminated from consideration.

The decision wasn’t easy, but Matt Nagy found his answer through a piece of advice from one of his Arena League coaches—the 5 percent rule.

The New York Jets interviewed Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. on Sunday for their head coach vacancy. Whitt is in his first season leading the defense for the Commanders, who forced five turnovers in their stunning 45-31 win over the Detroit Lions on Saturday night to advance to the NFC championship for the first time

Nagy was hired by the Chicago Bears in 2018 after serving as the Chiefs offensive coordinator under Andy Reid. Interestingly, the Jets tried to hire Nagy to be their offensive coordinator in 2017 under then head coach Todd Bowles, but Reid blocked the team’s request and kept him in Kansas City.

Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy did the coaching carousel a favor by showing he's not a serious candidate.

The New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars ... Jaguars and Raiders. Offensive coordinator Matt Nagy conducted an interview with the Jets earlier this week. All interviews are being conducted virtually. “Both of them deserve opportunity to be head ...

The New York Jets interviewed Kansas City offensive coordinator Matt Nagy on Wednesday for their head coach vacancy. The team also announced it spoke to a pair of assistant general managers for its GM opening: the Chiefs' Mike Borgonzi and the Philadelphia ...

For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.

Only the coordinators who interviewed for head coaching jobs before playoff games know if those conversations were a distraction. It won’t stop people from speculating about it.

The data debunks any narratives that the Chiefs get favoritism from referees. Envy, on the other hand, is driving the conversation.