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The Arizona Cardinals interviewed Jim Caldwell for their head-coaching vacancy on Thursday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Caldwell has plenty of head coaching experience.
He served as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts for three years from 2009 through 2011, leading the Colts to 14 wins and a Super Bowl appearance during his first season with the team. He then went 10-6 with a postseason berth in his second year, but in 2012, with Peyton Manning missing the year due to a neck injury, Caldwell's Colts went just 2-14, leading to his exit.
Caldwell then took over as head coach of the Detroit Lions in 2014 and spent four seasons with the club, going 11-5 with a playoff appearance in his inaugural season. He made one more trip to the postseason with the Lions in 2016. Overall, Caldwell went a respectable 36-28 in Detroit.
Across both of his head-coaching terms, Caldwell owns a solid record of 62-50, so at least the Cardinals would be getting someone with a track record.
Plus, Caldwell served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach of the Baltimore Ravens in 2012 and 2013, helping lead the Ravens to a Super Bowl title during the former year.
Arizona fired head coach Steve Wilks after just one season, as Wilks went just 3-13 in his lone year at the helm.
The Cardinals have missed the playoffs three straight years after qualifying back-to-back seasons, culminating in a trip to the NFC Championship Game during the 2015-16 campaign.
Arizona has made the playoffs just four times since 1999 and five times since 1983, making a surprise Super Bowl appearance in 2008-09.
