Bengals hire two defensive assistants for DC Al Golden

Field Level Media|published: Mon 27th January, 12:57 2025

Dec 15, 2024; Glendale, Arizona, USA; New England Patriots defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

The Cincinnati Bengals announced on Monday the hiring of Jerry Montgomery as defensive line coach/run game coordinator and Mike Hodges as linebackers coach.

They will work under defensive coordinator Al Golden, who joined head coach Zac Taylor's staff last week.

Montgomery, 45, was the defensive line coach in 2024 for New England. The Patriots fired head coach Jerod Mayo after a 4-13 record in his lone season and replaced him with Mike Vrabel, who is hiring new staff.

A former player at Iowa and a college coach, Montgomery spent nine seasons with the Green Bay Packers as a defensive front assistant (2015-17), defensive line coach (2018-21) and defensive line coach/running game coordinator (2022-23).

Hodges, 38, spent the last eight years as a defensive assistant coach with the New Orleans Saints, coaching the linebackers from 2020-24. He played linebacker at Texas A&M and crossed paths with Taylor, who was a graduate assistant for the Aggies from 2008-11.

--Field Level Media