The Bengals will interview Giants defensive back coach Lou Anarumo on Thursday, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
#Giants DBs coach Lou Anarumo is set to interview with the #Bengals on Thursday and is the frontrunner for their defensive coordinator job, sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo. Anarumo worked with Zac Taylor in Miami, both finishing 2015 as interim coordinators. Respected assistant
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 19, 2019
Anarumo and Taylor coached together in Miami, with Anarumo finishing the 2015 season as the Dolphins interim defensive coordinator. Taylor was the team’s interim offensive coordinator to end that season.
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Anarumo, 52, spent six seasons in Miami before joining the Giants staff for the 2018 season.
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Anarumo’s previous 23 seasons coaching came in the college ranks. Aside from 2015 with the Dophins, his only previous experience as a defensive coordinator came in the early 1990s with the Merchant Marine Academy.
Taylor was named head coach on Feb. 4.
The Bengals ranked 30th out of 32 teams in scoring defense last season, allowing 28.4 points per game. They were last in the NFL in yards allowed per game (413.6).
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