Chip Kelly
Embed from Getty Images The first name that surfaced in the Eagles coaching search was a total unknown. In the end, he was the only name left on a short-list of candidates. Doug Pederson was officially hired by the Eagles on Monday and will be introduced on Tuesday at an introductory press conference. While […]
Embed from Getty Images Did a former Eagles receiver take another swipe at the former Eagles' coach? Jeremy Maclin was among former Eagles this weekend to speak on the reported (now confirmed) hiring of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson as Eagles' head-coach. Maclin's opinion holds quite a bit of weight because Pederson […]
Embed from Getty Images With Kansas City's loss to the Patriots on Saturday, the Eagles can make the hiring of Doug Pederson official. That will likely come in another day or so. In the meantime, since revealing that Pederson was going to be the next head coach, work has already begun on constructing the […]
Embed from Getty Images A wave of activity swept the NFL with coaches being hired left and right on Thursday. In all, four teams made new hires on Thursday, but no team had a more interesting day or week than the Eagles. The past 16 days of a coaching search that concluded on Thursday […]
Embed from Getty Images 16 days ago, the Eagles dropped a bomb of an announcement with the firing of Chip Kelly. 16 days later, Kelly found a new job and the Eagles filled their coaching vacancy just hours apart. When the Eagles began their search, they started internally. The first two candidates interviewed were […]
Embed from Getty Images UPDATE: League sources have confirmed to Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News that Doug Pederson will become the Eagles head coach. The team can not announce the move until the Chiefs are eliminated from the playoffs. Let's get you up to speed on a crazy day for coaching developments […]
Embed from Getty Images As the Eagles head coaching search approaches its end, another coaching search happening 3,000 miles away has ended. Chip Kelly has been hired by the San Francisco 49ers head coaching job, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Schefter reported earlier that the 49ers had narrowed things down to Kelly and former Broncos […]
Embed from Getty Images The reports emerged on Thursday morning that the Eagles have now set their attention to potentially finalizing a deal to hire Tom Coughlin, the two-time Super Bowl winning coach that served as the Eagles rival for 12 seasons with the New York Giants. This has been a trying search for […]
Embed from Getty Images Earlier in the week, the Eagles seemed to have Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Adam Gase at the top of their list for taking the head coaching job. He interviewed for the position on Tuesday and had impressed enough that the Eagles had reportedly offered a second interview over the weekend. […]
Embed from Getty Images It's no secret that there are ill feelings by several Eagles players over Chip Kelly and the tension that was created in the locker room this season. There is no player, past or present, that seems to have a bigger chip on his shoulder over Chip than DeSean Jackson. As […]