The Philadelphia Eagles are apparently looking for a new quarterbacks coach and Greg Olson is a “name to watch” for that position, according to a report from NFL insider Mike Garafolo.
Olson (not to be confused with the former NFL tight end turned broadcaster Greg Olsen) has ties to new Eagles offensive coordinator Sean Mannion. He originally served as Mannion’s quarterbacks coach in 2017 before the two reunited under the same dynamic on the Seattle Seahawks in 2023.
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The 62-year-old Olson has a long coaching history; here’s snapshot of his experience:
1987-1989 — Washington State graduate assistant
1990-1993 — Central Washington offensive coordinator
1994-1996 — Idaho quarterbacks coach
1997-2000 — Purdue quarterbacks coach
2001 — San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks coach
2002 — Purdue tight ends coach
2003 — Chicago Bears quarterbacks coach
2004 — Detroit Lions quarterbacks coach
2005 — Detroit Lions offensive coordinator
2006-2007 — St. Louis Rams offensive coordinator
2008 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterbacks coach
2009-2011 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator
2012 — Jacksonville Jaguars assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach
2013-2014 — Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator
2015-2016 — Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator
2017 — Los Angeles Rams quarterbacks coach
2018-2021— Oakland Raiders/Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator
2022 — Los Angeles Rams offensive assistant
2023 — Seattle Seahawks quarterbacks coach
2025 — Las Vegas Raiders interim offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Given that Mannion lacks experience (just two years of coaching), the Eagles could look to pair him with the grizzled veteran Olson to give him a familiar former play-caller to lean on.
Some of the quarterbacks that Olson has notably worked with over the years include: Jon Kitna, Drew Brees, Jeff Garcia, Marc Bulger, Jared Goff, Derek Carr, Baker Mayfield, and Geno Smith.
We’ll see if Jalen Hurts becomes the latest name to join that list.
(Side note: It’s still unclear if the Eagles will move on from Scot Loeffler entirely or perhaps reassign him to a different position on staff.)