{"id":723137,"date":"2026-02-02T05:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T05:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/723137\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T05:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T05:54:21","slug":"key-member-of-philadelphia-eagles-pondering-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/723137\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Member of Philadelphia Eagles Pondering Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> have been consistent playoff contenders ever since Nick Sirianni took over as head coach in 2021. They\u2019ve yet to miss the postseason under Sirianni\u2019s guidance.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s helped them achieve double-digit wins for four seasons in a row. Now, a key member of Sirianni\u2019s coaching staff could be considering retirement.<\/p>\n

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According to PhillyVoice\u2018s Jimmy Kempski<\/a>, Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio told the team he was retiring after the season concluded. Yet, Fangio has since been \u201cconvinced by the team\u2019s brass to stay for at least one more season in 2026. For now.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Eagles even reportedly reached out to their former defensive coordinator, Jonathan Gannon, to see if he\u2019d be interested in his old job, should Fangio retire this offseason. He has since been hired<\/a> as the Green Bay Packers<\/a>\u2018 new defensive coordinator.<\/p>\n

Jim Schwartz, who recently became \u201cvisibly upset<\/a>\u201d upon learning he did not land the Cleveland Browns<\/a>\u2018 head coaching job, was another candidate the Eagles planned to reach out to. Schwartz has not landed a new job since. Perhaps he\u2019s waiting to see if he can get his old job as the Eagles\u2019 defensive playcaller back, but Fangio is sticking around in Philadelphia \u201cfor now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fangio, 67, has been the Eagles\u2019 defensive coordinator\/playcaller since 2024, helping Philadelphia win Super Bowl LIX. While he\u2019s been a popular head coaching candidate in past hiring cycles, the former Denver Broncos<\/a> head coach did not receive any requests to interview this time around.<\/p>\n

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Perhaps that fed into Fangio\u2019s temptation to walk away. After all, if leading the Eagles to the NFL\u2019s second-best defense in points allowed in 2024 and the fifth-fewest this past season wasn\u2019t good enough, what will it take for Fangio to get back on the NFL\u2019s head coaching radar? The Pennsylvania native likely had a great amount of interest in filling the Steelers\u2019 coaching vacancy, which went to Pittsburgh native Mike McCarthy instead.<\/p>\n

For now, Fangio returns for a third season coordinating the Eagles\u2019 defense, but he clearly had thoughts of doing something else this year instead. That should have the Eagles identifying other potential candidates to take over if\/when Fangio decides to retire after a career that\u2019s included 25 seasons as either an NFL defensive coordinator or head coach.<\/p>\n

Related: Top NFL Insider Hints At Philadelphia Eagles\u2019 Big Move<\/a><\/p>\n

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