The Patriots are interviewing Bengals quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher for their offensive coordinator job Tuesday, according to reports.

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Pitcher, 37, spent the last eight seasons in Cincinnati, where he started coaching quarterbacks in 2018. Since 2020, Pitcher overseen Joe Burrow’s development from No. 1 overall pick to Pro Bowler and AFC champion. Pitcher is the third known candidate for the Patriots’ newly vacated offensive coordinator job after Rams assistants Nick Caley and Zac Robinson.

Pitcher also reportedly has offensive coordinator interviews set up with the Saints and Raiders. He might also have the option to succeed Brian Callahan as the Bengals’ offensive coordinator, after Callahan reached terms to become the Titans’ head coach late Monday.

Pitcher originally joined the Bengals in 2016 as a low-level offensive assistant who worked with wide receivers and then quarterbacks under former head coach Marvin Lewis. After Lewis was fired in 2019, current Bengals headman Zac Taylor kept him with the quarterbacks. Pitcher assisted with in-game clock management that season.

According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Pitcher also handles third-down game-planning for the Bengals. Burrow has spoken glowingly of his position coach, saying: “We mesh so well in the meeting room and on the sideline. We have a great working relationship.”

According to the NFL Network, Pitcher received interest from the Ravens and Buccaneers for their offensive coordinator jobs last offseason. That interest, including one interview with Tampa Bay, led to a lucrative contract extension in Cincinnati.

A former college quarterback at SUNY Cortland, Pitcher entered the coaching ranks as offensive assistant with his alma mater in 2012. He left after one year to join the Colts’ scouting department, where stayed for four years and was eventually promoted to pro scout.

Like Caley and Robinson, Pitcher has experience coaching a Sean McVay-style offense. He is the only candidate thus far not to work directly under McVay, who hired Caley, an ex-Patriots assistant of eight years, last offseason.

The Patriots must interview at least one external, minority candidate before concluding their offensive coordinator search, per the NFL’s Rooney Rule. New head coach Jerod Mayo is also conducting concurrent searches to find his next defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator. Either or both of those searches could conclude at any time, having already satisfied the Rooney Rule.