Almost a year has passed since a hot, young assistant was interviewed for the Arizona Cardinals’ open head-coaching position. A meeting between John DeFilippo and the club apparently went well. So well, in fact, that the Cardinals had expressed interest in getting together for a second time with the candidate.
Unfortunately, a second date with DeFilippo never took place. The team that he was coaching with at the time, the Philadelphia Eagles, would end up advancing all the way to Super Bowl LII. DeFilippo’s availability became an issue because of his club’s success, so Arizona decided to go in another direction.