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Eagles OL coach Stoutland says he won’t return next season – ESPN
Things were less harmonious this past season. Injuries to right tackle Lane Johnson and others along the front played a part in the ground game’s regression, but there were other dynamics at play. With the offense stagnant, head coach Nick Sirianni took on a more active role over the latter part of the season. He and then-offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo began incorporating different run designs in an effort to kick start the operation. Stoutland was not consulted about the changes to what he felt was an appropriate degree, a league source said, to the point where he no longer desired the title of run game coordinator because he felt it no longer fit his job description. That experience gave him pause about continuing on with the organization, the source added.
Jeff Stoutland leaves the Eagles: Here’s what we know – PHLY
Still, the Eagles had uneven production last season even after moving away from Stoutland’s typical tendencies with Sirianni becoming more involved. It’s also hard to ignore the historic running game the team had with Stoutland working with Kellen Moore calling plays the year prior and the many seasons he spent playing a major role in the drafting and developing of one of league’s most dominant offensive fronts year-over-year until last season. Simply put, the Eagles are losing one of the best assistant coaches and player developers in the NFL. Even if they find someone who better aligns with the schematic preferences of their new play-caller, they’re unlikely to find a coach capable of checking all of the boxes Stoutland has for the past decade-plus.
A Big Change – Iggles Blitz
A lot of people are going to focus on the blame side of this situation. Who is at fault? That’s a complicated question. If Stoutland is upset over last season, a lot of that would go to Nick Sirianni and Kevin Patullo, the men running the offense. To be fair, Stoutland also has to look at the man in the mirror. His OL had their worst showing since 2020. A lot of that was due to injuries. Still, the OL fell off in a massive way and Stoutland had no answers for how to get it fixed. The Eagles wouldn’t have made changes to the run game if things were working well. I’m more interested in where the Eagles go from here. Stoutland was a great OL coach and the Eagles almost always had one of the best lines in the league during his tenure. He and the Eagles proved to be a great marriage. Howie Roseman gave Stoutland great resouces to work with and they got great OL play in return. We’ve seen other teams invest in OL and not have things work out. Replacing him won’t be easy.
Eagles honor Jeff Stoutland for his legendary contributions to the game of football – PE.com
Over and over, the Eagles produced greatness up front with Stoutland leading the way, and there is no greater story than that of Jordan Mailata, a seventh-round draft pick in 2018 who had never played American football prior to the Eagles, on Stoutland’s recommendation, taking him in that draft. “I love Stouty. I see him like my dad. My dad’s not here, he’s in Australia, and when he was teaching me, when I was a young pup, I would just see the similarities,” Mailata said. “Over time, he just became like a father figure to me. I love and respect that man so much, like he is my father. He comes across as a bit intense at first, but once you really know who he is and his approach and the way he cares about the players, it doesn’t matter what round you were drafted, if you were undrafted, he coaches you the same way he does with the starters. I think, in a coach, overall, that’s something you want. Someone who cares about you and you really feel it because he will never lie to your face. He will tell you your weaknesses, but he will also tell you where your strengths are and develop you.”
Sean Mannion adds former Packers assistant to Eagles’ coaching staff – BGN
Eagles coaching news is coming in quick, and new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion is wasting no time filling out the staff around him. His most recent addition is another young, up-and-coming coach, Ryan Mahaffey, who will now serve as the run game coordinator and tight ends coach for Philadelphia.
Eagles honors: Best players, performances, and plays from the 2025-2026 season – PhillyVoice
Most Valuable Player: CB Quinyon Mitchell. Mitchell became a legitimate star player in 2025. He had no regular season INTs, but per PFF, he allowed just 36 completions on 82 targets for 389 yards, and 0 TDs allowed (58.4 passer rating), with 17 pass breakups while often following the opposing team’s best receiver. He did finally give up a TD in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, but he also had 2 INTs and a forced fumble that prevented points in that game.
5 highest-graded Super Bowl performances by rookies in the PFF era – PFF
CB Cooper DeJean, Philadelphia Eagles (Super Bowl 59): 90.9. Like Wirfs, DeJean is an Iowa product who hit the ground running as a rookie. In fact, the 2024 second-round pick led all cornerbacks as a rookie with an 86.3 PFF grade. His 90.9 grade in the Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs still stands as the highest single-game mark of his two-year career so far. DeJean’s only interception of his rookie season came in the Super Bowl, which he returned for a 38-yard touchdown in the biggest play of the Eagles’ Super Bowl win. He had a defensive stop in the game as well.
Will the tush push stay? NFL executive says league is ‘discussing it’ – The Athletic
NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said the league will have conversations about the tush push this offseason after a year in which the officiating of the play came under scrutiny. “We’re just discussing it lightly, not a lot. It’s a very difficult play to officiate from the line judges,” Vincent said on Wednesday during a Super Bowl week news conference. “We’ve got some work to do. We’ll revisit that particular play, and we’ll see how the membership feels about it if they want to do anything about it.” Made popular by the Philadelphia Eagles, the tush push is a play where the quarterback takes the ball under center and is pushed from behind by his teammates. It’s notoriously difficult for teams to stop, and NFL owners considered banning it last year, though that initiative fell two votes shy of passing. If a ban is considered again, it will need to come from the team owners.
Why loving DeMarcus Lawrence and Micah Parsons isn’t cheating on the Cowboys – Blogging The Boys
Two guys grazing in different grass this past season were DeMarcus Lawrence and Micah Parsons, who both found themselves under the media microscope this week, fielding endless questions about their exits from the Cowboys. Lawrence, ever the straight-shooter, didn’t hold back, which is what created a stir last offseason when he infamously got into a social media dispute with Parsons after saying, “Dallas is my home…But I know for sure I’m not going to win a Super Bowl there”. This prompted a spicy social media retort from Parsons, who labeled the sentiment “rejection and envy” and “clown (bleep)”. Lawrence’s comeback was equally legendary: “Maybe if you spent less time tweeting and more time winning, I wouldn’t have left.” It’s the kind of high-stakes family fallout that usually requires a therapist and a very large bucket of popcorn. And with every family fallout, people always take sides.
Former Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr hired by the Steelers – Hogs Haven
Dan Quinn brought Joe Whitt Jr with him to Washington when he was hired as the Commanders head coach in 2024. This was Whitt’s first stint as a DC in the NFL, and it ended after two seasons. The defense was not good as GM Adam Peters worked to rebuild the franchise from the ground up after years of mismanagement and neglect. Quinn took over playcalling in early November last year, but kept Whitt on the staff until the season ended. Joe Whitt Jr has reportedly landed on his feet, getting hired by new Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy as assistant head coach/secondary coach. He has coached the defensive backs for years, and now gets another opportunity under new DC Patrick Graham. Whitt and Graham were on McCarthy’s coaching staff in 2018, his last season as the Green Bacy Packers head coach.
NY Giants news: NFL executive Dawn Aponte hired for key front office role – Big Blue View
The New York Giants are adding Dawn Aponte, a long-time NFL administrator, to their front office. Aponte will be a senior vice president of football operations. The news was first reported by Adam Schefter and Jordan Ranaan of ESPN. Aponte has worked in the NFL since 1994, when she began her career as an accountant with the New York Jets. Most recently, Aponte was chief administrator of football operations for the NFL from 2017-2026. During her career, she has worked for the league twice.
The Patriots’ Super Bowl path was comically soft, but it might not matter vs. Seahawks – SB Nation
The New England Patriots are headed to Super Bowl LX thanks to the greatest turnaround in NFL history. After finishing with a 4-13 record last season, New England has a chance to take home the Lombardi Trophy, and the Patriots are the first team in league history to advance to a Super Bowl after losing 13 games the prior year. Yet, while there are many reasons for their turnaround, one in particular has drawn the attention of fans all over the league. Their schedule. As we will highlight in a moment, New England did not have the toughest path to the playoffs. And once they got to the postseason, they encountered some more breaks along the way. So just how easy was New England’s schedule, and will it matter in the Super Bowl?
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