The offensive coordinator search the New England Patriots teased last week has begun.
NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport on Wednesday reported the Patriots requested permission to interview Minnesota Vikings wide receivers coach Keenan McCardell.
The 53-year-old McCardell played receiver in the NFL for 16 seasons, including four for Bill Belichick’s Cleveland Browns in the early 1990s. He went on to star for the Mark Brunnell-era Jaguars, surpassing 1,100 receiving yards four times in his six seasons with Jacksonville.
“I have so much respect for Keenan and I’m really proud to have coached him,” Belichick said in 2005, via The Boston Globe.