Eagles News: Jim Schwartz to return to Philly next year?

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Albert Breer’s NFL Awards Ballot: Drake Maye for MVP, Matthew Stafford for First-Team All-Pro – SI
Then, there’s Jim Schwartz’s own future. The Browns have some control here, in that they have a year left on their now-former DC’s contract, and hold an option on him for 2027. The Raiders have sniffed around, which would give Las Vegas coach-to-be Klint Kubiak an experienced hand in the way that Wade Phillips once did Sean McVay with the Rams. At this point, I’d say it’s less likely he goes there. What could be more likely is that he sits out a year, with an eye on going to Philadelphia if Vic Fangio retires after the 2026 season. Eagles GM Howie Roseman has always been a fan of Schwartz, who won a ring in Philly in 2017.

Seahawks’ title underscores how to win in the modern NFL. There’s no going back: Pick Six – The Athletic
Schwartz vs. Haslam: As rumors swirled that Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio might retire, people with ties to former Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz figured Schwartz might replace him. That is not going to happen now, but Schwartz could make sense for the Eagles in the future. Schwartz resigned from the Browns after the team hired Todd Monken over Schwartz for the head-coaching job. He remains under contract to the Browns and could theoretically be acquired by trade, but it’s not clear there would be any obvious landing spots right now. He was the Eagles’ defensive coordinator from 2016 to ’20 and would be a logical candidate for them if the timing aligned in the future.

NFL Mock Draft Monday: 3 players who fit profiles the Eagles have liked in the past – BGN
The Super Bowl is over, in case you slept through it. And now we can fully turn our attention to the 2026 NFL Draft. There are two kinds of mock drafts: “what I would do” and what “what the team would do.” The former might be more fun, but this week we’ll look at three players who fit profiles the Eagles have tended to like over the years.

What can you tell me about Chris Kuper? – Daily Norseman
[BLG Note: I asked Vikings fans for their insight on the Eagles’ new offensive line coach. Check out the comments section for their answers.]

Eagles Hire New OL Coach – Iggles Blitz
Kuper also has some familiarity with the new staff. He and offensive coordinator Sean Mannion crossed paths in Minnesota. Mannion was on the practice squad for six weeks in 2023 while Kuper was the OL coach. Josh Grizzard worked with Kuper for two years in Miami. That’s a good start, but it is still fair to question if Kuper is a good OL coach. That’s where things get complicated. He helped Christian Darrisaw develop into one of the best LTs in the league. Darrisaw was a first round pick and has played like it. RT Brian O’Neill started four years before Kuper arrived. He made one Pro Bowl in their time together. Minnesota spent high picks on center Garrett Bradbury and guards Ed Ingram and Ezra Cleveland. Bradbury and Cleveland were drafted before Kuper came on board, but he coached all three of them. They were disappointing as Vikings. Making matters worse, all three have played better since leaving Minnesota. Not ideal.

Why it’s significant Eagles are letting Sean Mannion hire his own staff – NBCSP
If you’re looking into the future, you might already spot a problem with this setup. Because what happens if Mannion succeeds to the point where another team hires him away as a head coach and then you have to start this process all over again? It’s possible. But the Eagles very clearly were not going to fire Sirianni a year removed from winning the Super Bowl. Sirianni hasn’t called plays since the 2021 season and if you watched the Eagles in 2025, it was pretty obvious they needed a massive change on the offensive side of the ball. That’s what we’re seeing this offseason as the Eagles give Mannion a ton of power.

Sean Mannion once helped Drew Lock beat the Eagles. The future coach ‘sounded like someone who was going to lead men.’ – Inquirer
“Me and Sean had to get really close that Eagles week — the week I ended up starting,” Lock said to The Inquirer a week before the Seahawks’ Super Bowl win. “Geno was trying to rehab as much as he could to be able to come back the next week. It was really me and Sean in the quarterback room most of the week. “But the pep talk he gave me at my locker before we went out there, the stuff he’d say to me on the sideline, it didn’t sound like a fellow quarterback. It sounded like someone who was going to lead men one day. It just sounded different. You could feel it.” Lock played splendidly despite not knowing what defense he might see after Eagles defensive coordinator Sean Desai’s demotion became public just hours before kickoff. Mannion, who was in his ninth and final season as a player, shifted into the role of coach just a few months before he would officially become one with the Packers.

How QB-needy NFL teams can approach the bad offseason market – ESPN
Tanner McKee, Philadelphia Eagles: The backup QB on Howie Roseman’s roster is always in danger of being dealt. McKee typically looks strong in the preseason, and he looked acceptable in two Week 18 starts while throwing to the Eagles’ backups. He is an older prospect (will be 26 next season), but he still has a developmental arc in that he has never seen extended game action. In a world where Will Howard might be starting for the Steelers or Quinn Ewers could be in for the Dolphins, McKee deserves a camp fight somewhere.

An Eagles fan played a plant in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show: “I had to keep it a secret” – CBS News
Bad Bunny’s historic Super Bowl LX halftime show catapulted the Puerto Rican superstar to hold the top six spots on Spotify’s Top 50 U.S. chart Monday morning. Sharing the stage with the Grammy-winning artist was a Philadelphia-area man who was dressed as a plant. Sunday’s halftime show was one of the most-watched in history. About 135 million people around the world tuned in to Bad Bunny’s performance. Among the stars, about 400 people dressed in grass suits took the field too, including Philadelphia Eagles fan Andrew Athias. “The Eagles decided not to go, so I decided to go for them,” Athias said.

How the Cowboys will stock the fridge for their new defensive coaching staff – Blogging The Boys
What does this mean for the Christian Parker-led defense? More of the same. Low-cost free agents will be on their shopping list, but expect them to snag a few who played for one of the many new coaches on the staff. To fix the defense, it will take better talent, but it will also take guys who can confidently follow the scheme of the new defense. And speaking of better talent, those two first-round draft picks will clearly be the most critical dancing chips for the new staff. Between a couple of high-upside youngsters and a handful of low-cost veteran free agents, Parker and his staff should have something to work with.

Revisiting the Laremy Tunsil trade after his first season with the Washington Commanders – Hogs Haven
Paying a player at the top of the scale is always significant, but Washington has the cap space necessary to mitigate impacts to the roster long term. A similar tackle acquired in free agency would demand an equivalent investment, if one was even available to sign. Ideally, Adam Peters would have drafted a younger version of Tunsil in the draft and may have done so with the selection of Josh Conerly Jr., but rookie development takes time, and while having two bookend tackles may have been considered a luxury at one point, in today’s NFL it is more of a requirement. For a team largely bereft of elite talent, the trade for Laremy Tunsil was a key move in elevating the franchise’s long-term prospects, and, based on Tunsil’s 2025 performance and expected ‘26 offseason extension, a clear win for Adam Peters.

NY Giants interviewing ex-Tennessee Titans head coach for QB coach role – Big Blue View
The New York Giants are interviewing former Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan for their vacant quarterbacks coach position, per a report from NFL Network insider Mike Garafolo. Quarterbacks coach appears to be the last major vacancy on head coach John Harbaugh’s coaching staff. Callahan was fired as Titans head coach midway through the 2025 season with the team at 1-5. In one-plus season as Tennessee head coach, Callahan went 4-19.

Day after Super Bowl is finally a holiday in 2027 – SB Nation
Americans have cried for the day after the Super Bowl to be a federal holiday for decades. It makes sense: the Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event of the year, and it’s the perfect excuse for a party to get your family and friends together. No one should be worrying about bed times and waking up for work in the morning when our opportunities for gathering feel so important right now. Well, in 2027, the day after the Super Bowl is finally a federal holiday. Yes, it’s purely a coincidence.

Eagles News: Jim Schwartz to return to Philly next year?

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