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Another offseason, another Eagles offensive coordinator change. After an inconsistent season, Philadelphia is moving on from OC Kevin Patullo, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.
After a wild-card loss to a shorthanded 49ers team, it is certainly not surprising the Eagles are making another change. This marks the second time in three offseasons Nick Sirianni has pulled the plug on an OC. Patullo, though, has been with Sirianni since their days in Indianapolis. Promoted to OC in 2025, Patullo struggled to lead an offense with considerable talent.
Sirianni may not be ready to remove Patullo from his staff entirely, however. It is possible the assistant stays on staff in a different role, NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo adds. It is not certain this happens, with Garafolo noting talks are upcoming about Sirianni and Patullo staying together. Patullo has coached with Sirianni since Frank Reich‘s 2018 arrival in Indianapolis.
“I have decided to make a make a change at offensive coordinator,” Sirianni said (via The Athletic’s Zach Berman). “I met with Kevin today to discuss the difficult decision, as he is a great coach who has my utmost respect. He has been integral to this team’s success over the last five years. Not only to the on-field product but behind the scenes as a valued leader for our players and organization. I have no doubt he will continue to have a successful coaching career.”
The Eagles will be searching for their fifth OC in the Sirianni era. Shane Steichen held the role for two seasons but joined the Colts as HC in 2023. Sirianni promoted QBs coach Brian Johnson to fill the role. Johnson struggled, and the Eagles collapsed in 2023. He ended up fired, leading to Kellen Moore coming in and reestablishing his stock. Moore did well enough during a dominant Eagles Super Bowl-winning season that he landed the Saints’ HC job. This led to Sirianni promoting Patullo from pass-game coordinator to OC. Like Johnson, this promotion did not yield consistently good results.
Rumblings about a potential change began weeks ago. Patullo memorably saw his house egged during a trying season in the OC role. Sirianni is an offense-oriented HC, but he has not called plays since giving the reins to Steichen midway through his rookie season in Philly. But Sirianni began to take a bigger role in the offense late in the season. Although the end result was not as bad as the 2023 nosedive, the Eagles could not find a spark ahead of a wild-card home loss.
Patullo, 44, had not called plays at any level previously. Save for a one-off stay at Texas A&M (2017), he has been in the NFL since 2007. The former Chiefs, Bills, Titans, Jets and Colts assistant had been the Eagles’ pass-game coordinator for four seasons. Sirianni promoted Johnson over Patullo in 2023 but opted to give the OC gig to his longtime coworker last year. The Eagles dropped from seventh to 19th in scoring offense and from eighth to 24th in yardage between the 2024...
