Eagles Quietly Made Big Coaching Change Before Week 15 Showdown vs. Seahawks, per Report

Philadelphia quietly changed defensive coordinators before the Seahawks clash.
Eagles Quietly Made Big Coaching Change Before Week 15 Showdown vs. Seahawks, per Report
Eagles Quietly Made Big Coaching Change Before Week 15 Showdown vs. Seahawks, per Report /

The Eagles defense has surrendered 75 points and 850 total yards of offense to the 49ers and the Cowboys during their recent two-game losing streak. Even in Philadelphia's most recent victory over the Bills, the defense yielded 34 points and 505 total yards. In other words, this level of defensive performance simply isn't sustainable if the Eagles want to reach their ultimate goal of winning a Super Bowl this season. 

Philadelphia evidently realized that internally, as they have made a coaching change before their Week 15 matchup against the Seahawks. The Eagles “quietly” moved defensive coordinator Sean Desai to another position and promoted Matt Patricia to the defensive play-caller’s chair, per Jay Glazer of Fox Sports. 

It's not clear what position Desai will serve, but the Eagles clearly were not pleased with the defense's production under the former Seahawks defensive assistant, who was in his first year as Philadelphia's defensive play-caller after replacing current Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon. 

Patricia, 49, has extensive experience as a coordinator and defensive play-caller, having served in that role for the Patriots from 2012-2017 before he was hired as the Lions' coach in 2018. 


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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.