Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebackers coach Joe Barry is in demand again.
Barry, whom the Washington Redskins wanted as their new linebackers coach, has been contacted twice in the last few days by new University of Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley.
Barry said Dooley called him last Friday and again on Thursday and is interested in making him the replacement for Monte Kiffin as the Volunteers' defensive coordinator.
Barry said he's interested in the job, but it appears the Bucs still have not decided whether to hold Barry to his contract, which has another year remaining on it.
Citing that contract, Barry was recently denied an opportunity to speak to the Redskins about the opening on their staff and is no stranger to the restrictions a contract can present.
On several occasions during his first tenure with the Bucs, Barry was denied opportunities to interview for positions with other clubs. It wasn't until his second contract with the Bucs expired in 2007 that he moved on.
Barry joined his father-in-law, then-Detroit head coach Rod Marinelli, as defensive coordinator of the Lions, but he returned to the Bucs after both were fired following the 2008 season.
The Bucs are in the process of tweaking their coaching staff and are already on the lookout for a new wide receivers coach as well as a quarterbacks coach that can devote all his time to quarterback Josh Freeman.
Tim Berbenich, a highly thought-of assistant with eight years of NFL coaching experience, including the last four, is believed to be under consideration for one of those jobs.
Should Barry leave, the Bucs could move secondary coach Joe Baker to linebackers coach and promote Dwayne Stukes to secondary coach. Baker coached linebackers under former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan during the 2007 season.
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