BraJordan Kovacs,d Kragthorpe, and Justin Rascati are promoted by the Bengals.
On Zac Taylor’s staff, the Bengals have made three coaching changes.
The Cincinnati Bengals announced on Thursday that Jordan Kovacs has been promoted to secondary/safeties coach, Brad Kragthorpe has been named quarterbacks coach, and Justin Rascati has been hired as the team’s passing game coordinator.
The organization has added a new position to its staff: passing game coordinator. Kovacs will replace Robert Livingston, who will presumably take a job as the defensive coordinator for the Colorado Buffaloes. After Dan Pitcher was recently elevated to offensive coordinator, Kragthorpe took up his role.
Rascati joins Cincinnati from the Minnesota Vikings, where he served as assistant offensive line coach for the previous two seasons (2022–2023). He was previously employed by the Denver Broncos from 2019 to 21 as an offensive quality control coach.
Rascati worked as a college assistant for seven years before entering the NFL coaching ranks. He was the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator at Weber State University (2012–2013), the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach at University of Tennessee–Martin (2014–2015), and the offensive coordinator at Tennessee Tech University (2016–17).
In 2003, Rascati started playing quarterback for the University of Louisville before moving to James Madison University. In his three seasons at JMU (2004–06), he completed passes for 5912 yards and 51 touchdowns. In 2004, he played a major role in leading the Dukes to a 13-2 record and the program’s first FCS national championship.
In 2023, Kragthorpe wrapped up his fifth season as a head coach with the Bengals, and his first in
While working with an offense that included Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, Kragthorpe served as an offensive analyst at Louisiana State University during the 2018 season. At Utah State University, he started his coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant coach (2016–17).
After playing for Idaho State University for one season (2011), Kragthorpe transferred to LSU to complete his remaining three years of eligibility. He was a placekicker and backup quarterback for the Tigers in 25 games.
In 2023, Kovacs’ fifth season as a Bengals coach came to an end. He was the defensive quality control coach from 2019 to 21 and the assistant linebackers coach for the last two seasons (2022–2023). He exhibited leadership, intelligence, and developmental qualities similar to Kragthorpe.
