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PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are hiring Sean Mannion as offensive coordinator, the team announced Thursday.
Mannion, 33, has coached for just two years, breaking in as an offensive assistant for the Green Bay Packers in 2024 before being promoted to quarterbacks coach this past season.
“It was quickly apparent in meeting with Sean that he is a bright young coach with a tremendous future ahead of him in this league. I was impressed by his systematic views on offensive football and his strategic approach,” Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said in a statement. “Sean’s 11 years in the NFL have provided him a great opportunity to learn from and grow alongside some of the best coaches in the game. As a result, he has a wealth of knowledge and experience that will be invaluable to our team moving forward.”
A former quarterback out of Oregon State, Mannion spent nine seasons in the NFL including four with the Los Angeles Rams, who drafted him in the third round. He learned from coaches including Sean McVay, Klint Kubiak and Shane Waldron during his playing days.
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He was an active player as recently as 2023 with the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks.
Though light on experience, Mannion is considered a rising star in league circles. This past season he worked with Jordan Love, who completed 66% of his throws for 3,381 yards with 23 touchdowns to six interceptions.
The hiring brings to a close an extensive search that began shortly after the firing of Kevin Patullo on Jan. 13. The Eagles initially targeted experienced playcallers, but two of their top choices in Mike McDaniel (Los Angeles Chargers) and Brian Daboll (Tennessee Titans) elected to go elsewhere. Leaning more toward a veteran offensive coordinator made sense after the offense struggled under Patullo, a first-year playcaller in 2024. Philadelphia has the most expensive offensive roster in the NFL but finished 19th in points per game (22.3), 24th in total offense (311 YPG) and first in three-and-outs. Unable to support a strong defense opposite them, the Eagles fell 23-19 to a banged-up San Francisco 49ers team in the opening round of the playoffs, cutting their title defense short.
The Eagles were prepared to give the new offensive coordinator full autonomy, but it remains to be seen whether that remains true with a hire as inexperienced as Mannion. Sirianni gave up playcalling a handful of games into his first season and has stepped into more of a CEO role in recent seasons, though he has gotten more involved in the offense when he felt it was warranted, including down the stretch last season to try to elevate a sagging offense.
This marks the fifth offensive coordinator Jalen Hurts has worked with since becoming the full-time starter in 2021. Hurts has publicly stated his desire for a level of consistency at playcaller on multiple occasions, but to this point, that has proved elusive.
