Just when it looked like the Eagles were narrowing their focus to Josh McDaniels, another name has been added to their extensive coaching search.
The Eagles on Tuesday will interview Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni for their head coaching position, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Sirianni, 39, has been the offensive coordinator in Indianapolis since 2018. He joined the Colts when former Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Reich took the head coaching position in Indianapolis after McDaniels backed out of the job. It’s all connected!
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Before Reich joined the Eagles in 2016, he was with the Chargers as their quarterbacks coach in 2013 and their offensive coordinator in 2014-15. Sirianni worked for the Chargers then too. He was a quality control coach in 2013 and replaced Reich as quarterbacks coach in 2014-15, working under him.
After Reich was fired in 2016 and joined the Eagles, Sirianni stayed with the Chargers and coached wide receivers for two years before reuniting with Reich in Indianapolis in 2018.
Sirianni has spent years coaching eight-time Pro Bowlers Philip Rivers, both with the Chargers and now with the Colts.
In the three seasons under Reich and Sirianni, the Colts are eighth in the NFL in points scored, averaging 25.9 points per game. And they have the 12-ranked offense, averaging 363.9 yards per game. The Colts have been to the playoffs twice in three years.
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Sirianni began his coaching career at his alma mater, Mount Union, in 2004. He coached defensive backs for two seasons before moving to IUP to coach receivers in 2006. In 2009, he was hired by the Chiefs as a quality control coach and during his four seasons in Kansas City was also the assistant QBs coach and receivers coach.
Sirianni will be the eighth known candidate to interview for the job, following Joe Brady, Robert Saleh, Arthur Smith, Jerod Mayo, Duce Staley, McDaniels and Todd Bowles. The Eagles also requested to interview several others.
It has been over a week since the Eagles fired Doug Pederson. When they entered their coaching search, they were one of seven teams with head coaching vacancies. They are one of just two remaining, along with the Texans.
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