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Former Bengals assistants and players interview for head coaching jobs

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Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy is shown before an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Denver. Passed over innumerable times for head jobs over the past few seasons, Eric Bieniemy is again a hot commodity as the Chiefs prepare for a divisional-round matchup with the Bills on Sunday night. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

A number of the candidates to be NFL coaches for the 2022-23 season have ties to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Former Bengals running back Eric Bieniemy, who has served as the Chiefs offensive coordinator since 2018, has interviewed with the Denver Broncos, the team announced.

The Bears confirmed interviewing Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, who was Cincinnati's defensive coordinator for two seasons starting in 2003. Saturday morning, the New York Giants announced they had spoken to Frazier. According to ESPN, Frazier also interviewed with the Miami Dolphins, as had former Bengals defensive backs coach Vance Joseph. Joseph currently serves as the Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator.

In addition to having a coaching vacancy, the Las Vegas Raiders are looking to hire a new general manager, and have interviewed Bengals scout Trey Brown for that position, according to a report from Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Eric Bieniemy, Leslie Frazier among candidates for NFL coaching jobs