Overview
- Multiple outlets report Arizona is set to hire Miami defensive pass game coordinator Zac Etheridge as cornerbacks coach, per CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz.
- He would be the second assistant arriving from Miami to join Mike LaFleur’s new staff after running backs coach Matt Merritt.
- Etheridge has coached defensive backs across Penn State, Georgia Tech, Western Carolina, Louisiana, Houston and Auburn, with Miami’s defense helping reach the College Football Playoff final.
- The cornerbacks job opened after Ryan Smith left the Cardinals to join the Dallas Cowboys this offseason.
- Arizona has not formally announced the move, and coverage notes it could inform evaluations of Hurricanes prospects frequently linked to the Cardinals in mock drafts.