GLENDALE – New Arizona Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur is filling up his staff and is eyeing a former Pro Bowler quarterback for a massive role. LaFleur is looking through all different kind of candidates for all of his assitant and coaching jobs, including two-time Pro Bowler Matt Schaub for the quarterback coach.
GLENDALE – New Arizona Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur is filling up his staff and is eyeing a former Pro Bowler quarterback for a massive role. LaFleur is looking through all different kind of candidates for all of his assitant and coaching jobs, including two-time Pro Bowler Matt Schaub for the quarterback coach.
Schaub last played in the NFL in 2020, being a backup QB for the Atlanta Falcons. A few years after retiring, the 44-year-old was a football analyst for Atlanta, but only remained in that role for a year. If hired with Arizona, it would be his first NFL coaching opportunity.
Aug 25, 2018; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Schaub (8) walks out of the locker room during pre game warmups against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Cardinals interested in Schaub for QB coach:
Schaub has a connection to LaFleur, as the Cardinals coach was an offensive assistant for the Falcons in 2016. The duo only shared one year together, and Schaub was a backup at that point, but connections tend to last forever in the NFL.
Arizona has quite a quarterback controversy, with the likely scenario being it trading seven-year starter Kyler Murray in the offseason. The new QB coach would have to either get up to speed with last year’s starter Jacoby Brissett or be paired up with a rookie from the 2026 draft.
Arizona Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort (left) with his new head coach Mike LaFleur at a news conference on Feb. 3, 2026, at Arizona Cardinals training center in Tempe.
Despite lacking coaching experience, Schaub is an elite source of information. The former third-round pick was a backup for the first three seasons of his career, but once he arrived with the Houston Texans in 2007, he became one of the most underrated quarterbacks in the league.
In 2009, he earned his first Pro Bowl appearance by leading the league in competitions, pass attempts and passing yards. Three years later, he got his second Pro Bowl selection after leading the Texans to a 12-4 record and throwing for over 4000 yards.
Schaub has been a young backup, a starter, a Pro Bowler and a old backup. His experience through all the levels that a NFL quarterback has to handle could make him the perfect job for whoever starts under center for the Cardinals.
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Reporter Tanner Tortorella covers general assignment for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @TannerTSports
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