On Monday, the Cincinnati Bengals hired former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Teryl Austin to fill the vacancy created when Paul Guenther took the same position with Oakland.
Marvin Lewis’ good friend Jack Del Rio, the former head coach of the Raiders and an experienced defensive coordinator, apparently was never even considered for the position, perhaps because he is holding out for another head-coaching opportunity.
Whatever the reason, Austin is on his way to Cincinnati after the Bengals won a battle for his services with Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders, who were trying to hire Austin to coach their secondary.