The most anticipated parts of the NFL’s annual league meeting in relation to the Philadelphia Eagles have very little to do with the rules owners will review. The franchise is on the proverbial bend at the top of a mountain hike. Much has been invested. Steep falls are possible. A return to the peak is still in sight. Eagles general manager Howie Roseman and coach Nick Sirianni are scheduled to speak after the first wave of free agency. Owner Jeffrey Lurie will speak with reporters on Tuesday at the conclusion. Below are five of the most pressing questions when Eagles officials head to Phoenix.

1. No Tush Push battle

No team submitted a proposal to ban the Tush Push. This underlines the overt hypocrisy contained within the disingenuous efforts to destroy the play last year. The Green Bay Packers submitted that failed proposal while citing injury concerns. An NFL official deflated that claim by saying the league’s study into potential increased injury risk due to the Tush Push found “nothing notable.” Beneath the guise of health and safety, a collection of teams — including the Packers, Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams — simply wanted to kill a play the Eagles were specifically good at. They called it ugly and unsafe and said it did not belong in the sport.

No one is saying that now — at least not in any proposal. What is there for those teams to complain about? The Brotherly Shove is no longer as threatening in the Eagles’ playbook. According to TushPush.fyi, a website that tracks the play, the Eagles’ conversion rate dropped significantly from 2024 (79.6) to 2025 (63.6). So did their Tush Push touchdowns: 15 in 2024, five in 2025. Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and former offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo adapted, and the Eagles still led the NFL by converting 70.5 of their red-zone trips into touchdowns. Dallas Goedert, a red-zone target, set the team record for single-season touchdown catches by a tight end (11).

Meanwhile, teams that voted to ban the play continued to use it themselves. Former Bills coach Sean McDermott authorized its usage more than anyone other than the Eagles. McDermott spoke against the play last year and was immediately challenged by reporters who pointed out how often the Bills ran it. McDermott acknowledged the Bills ran “a form of it” and subsequently ran it 27 times in 2025 with a league-high 89 percent conversion rate and nine touchdowns. McDermott, who was fired in January, will not have to answer for his continued usage. But his successor, Joe Brady, who called plays as OC, almost certainly will.

2. A.J. Brown update

Roseman will certainly be asked for an update on A.J. Brown. The Eagles were poised to trade the three-time All-Pro wide receiver just before the start of the free agency period, but did not finalize terms with any teams. The New England Patriots, Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams discussed trading for Brown, according to Dianna Russini.

Roseman’s asking price for Brown is steep. It’s worth considering the wide receiver market. It cost the Denver Broncos a first-round pick, third-round pick and a fourth-round pick to acquire Jaylen Waddle and a fourth-round pick from the Miami Dolphins. Waddle, 27, is only a year younger than Brown and has not been selected to a Pro Bowl team or an All-Pro team during his five-year career. The three-year, $84.7 million contract Waddle signed in 2024 was not a deterrent. The Broncos made room for it on their payroll, and the Dolphins accepted that they will absorb a $23.2 million dead money hit in 2026.

But the Eagles’ accounting strategy is not like that of the Dolphins — a team bound for a rebuild with a league-leading $179.2 million in dead money after blowing up its roster. Roseman signed Brown to a three-year, $96 million extension in 2024 with the intention of solidifying a Super Bowl-caliber roster and elongating the franchise’s golden era. The Eagles would have to absorb a $43.4 million dead money hit if they trade Brown before June 1, according to Over the Cap. The dead money hit reduces to $16.3 million if the Eagles trade Brown after June 1, and they’d have the added benefit of receiving $7 million in cap savings for the 2026 season.

June 1, therefore, serves as an unofficial departure date for a wide receiver who was not happy playing for the Eagles. Will Roseman confirm that is the case? Or is there still a pathway for Brown to remain in Philadelphia? There are multiple ways to interpret Roseman’s wide receiver additions of Hollywood Brown and Elijah Moore in free agency — especially Moore, Brown’s teammate and roommate at Ole Miss. Are the Eagles building a wide receiver room that would further support Brown? Or are they preparing for his exit?

3. A new contract for Jalen Hurts?

The Eagles are entering a period in which they must consider the future of their franchise quarterback. Jalen Hurts is entering the third season of the five-year, $255 million extension he signed in April 2023. Strictly financially speaking, it becomes feasible for the Eagles to offload Hurts’ contract after the 2026 season. The Eagles would also gain $11.2 million in cap savings if they traded Hurts at any point during the upcoming season, according to Over the Cap. There is, therefore, less contractual protection for the team’s highest-profile player, who naturally receives the most scrutiny. It would be dishonest to outright ignore the Eagles’ ability to part with Hurts if they chose to enter the season without a new deal.

Will the Eagles shut that door by further committing to Hurts with a new contract? Lurie has, in the past, been outspoken in his support of Hurts. In 2023, the Eagles held a news conference after extending Hurts, and Lurie described Hurts as a person “really maximizing every ounce of their talent today and in the future.” In 2024, at league meetings, Lurie called Hurts “a major star,” and a “mature young man who has every skill set that you’d want.” After Hurts won Super Bowl LIX, Lurie said Hurts “has the clutch gene.” What will Lurie say regarding the organization’s commitment to Hurts after a rocky 2025 season?

Criticism of Hurts leaked from inside the team’s facility as the Eagles’ offense regressed significantly under Patullo. Sirianni, who overhauled his offensive staff, projected confidence once again in Hurts before the NFL scouting combine by saying he believes Hurts will be a good fit in the new system the Eagles are building with new OC Sean Mannion. Hurts’ future will be a major topic when Sirianni and Roseman speak in Phoenix, too. But Lurie’s authority will make his answers on this matter most telling.

4. Sirianni’s job security

A year ago, Lurie authorized a multi-year extension for Sirianni after the Eagles won Super Bowl LIX. In a statement at the time, Lurie said Sirianni “has embodied everything we were looking for in a head coach since we hired him four years ago.” It will be notable to hear Lurie’s assessment of Sirianni after the Eagles fell short of expectations while experiencing offensive setbacks in 2025 under another first-time playcaller whom Sirianni internally promoted.

Lurie told Mike Silver in December that the 2025 struggles felt “nothing like” the 2023 collapse (which was also owed to dismal defensive play.) Still, Sirianni overhauled his offensive staff in similar fashion. It’s arguable that this offseason’s moves are more significant. The Eagles parted ways with longtime offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland and are expected to shift toward more zone blocking-oriented schemes under Mannion. Lurie backed Sirianni after the 2023 season in part by highlighting Sirianni’s self-criticism and ability to “really assess where things are at, at all times.”

Lurie’s recent analysis of Sirianni will be a major topic. Two years ago, Lurie made it clear that it is not of primary importance that his head coach calls plays. But what does Lurie think of Sirianni’s ability to hire coordinators after another internal candidate went one-and-done? How much influence did Lurie have on the most recent coordinator change? And how much leash does Sirianni have if the offensive issues continue? The Eagles are also on the verge of trading away Brown — a player Sirianni has often called the best wide receiver in team history. How does Lurie think Sirianni managed Brown’s grievances? As a CEO-style coach, Sirianni’s ability to bring the team together has been referenced as a strength.

5. New stadium plans?

The Eagles are exploring renovation options for Lincoln Financial Field and the possibility of a brand new stadium. Zach Berman detailed how the Eagles are determining whether they will replace the Linc in the next decade. This will be a major topic when Lurie speaks with reporters in Phoenix. The Eagles sent season ticket holders an email in July asking for feedback. League meetings will provide an opportunity to hear how much farther down the road the Eagles are.

The Eagles’ current lease with the city runs through 2032. Lurie, who took a neutral stance as the 76ers and Flyers pushed for a new stadium during a contentious period with the city and citizens, has attempted a measured dialogue when discussing future stadium plans regarding the Eagles. He has spoken positively about Lincoln Financial Field, but stressed its impermanence. Nine NFL stadiums have been built since the Linc opened in 2003. The Buffalo Bills will start playing in Highmark Stadium, the 10th, this upcoming season. The open-air stadium, which features a partially covered canopy, serves as the template for a northern team and fanbase that prefers to uphold its tradition of playing in all weather elements.

The lack of climate control all but eliminates the new Highmark Stadium from consideration as a potential Super Bowl host. Lurie said ahead of Super Bowl LIX, “someday, if we can deliver a Super Bowl to Philadelphia, then that would be incredible.” Would Philadelphia embrace the idea of a dome? The responses to the Eagles’ summer email should have offered some feedback. Lurie and Eagles officials will also hear about new projects in Kansas City, Washington, Cleveland, Nashville, Jacksonville and potentially Chicago while at league meetings. Observing those projects ought to generate ideas.