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Philadelphia Eagles left tackle Jordan Mailata speaks with reporters at Jefferson Health Training Complex on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in South Philadelphia. (MediaNews Group)<\/p>\nPHILADELPHIA \u2014 Sean Mannion, the Eagles\u2019 new offensive coordinator, has everybody\u2019s attention at OTAs, including All-Pro left tackle Jordan Mailata.<\/p>\n
\u201cSean is an evil genius,\u201d Mailata said Tuesday. \u201cThat is my first impression. He just knows ball.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mailata was not alone. Earlier in organized team activities, Jalen Hurts called the work \u201ca really good process\u201d and said Mannion has been \u201cvery clear\u201d and \u201cvery intentional\u201d while installing a new offense built on timing, motion, under-center work and more play-action.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to be able to learn a new brand of football,\u201d Hurts said.<\/p>\n
Mannion, 34, arrived from Green Bay with roots in the modernized West Coast system. Running back Saquon Barkley has operated from deeper alignments. The offensive line has been drilling more zone concepts. And despite the Eagles\u2019 revolving door of OCs the last several years, there\u2019s genuine enthusiasm about Mannion.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I were to lock the three smartest people in the facility in one room, Sean would be there, and I think Sean will just be himself,\u201d Mailata said. \u201cIt would just be Sean in that room. That\u2019s how smart he is.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a wizard. And I\u2019m super excited, as the year goes on, we get to display what is in the beautiful mind of his.\u201d<\/p>\n
Philadelphia Eagles left tackle Jordan Mailata speaks with reporters at Jefferson Health Training Complex on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in South Philadelphia. (MediaNews Group)<\/p>\n
Another major offensive change is simpler: A.J. Brown is gone.<\/p>\n
The Eagles traded Brown to the New England Patriots on Monday for a 2028 first-round pick and the better of New England\u2019s two fifth-round picks in 2027. Brown leaves after four seasons, 339 catches, 5,034 yards, 32 touchdowns, two Super Bowl trips and one Lombardi Trophy.<\/p>\n
He also leaves after months of noise.<\/p>\n
Mailata did not dance around it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think this is more of a \u2014 it sounds terrible \u2014 but like, thank God it\u2019s over,\u201d Mailata said. \u201cIt was a slow pain of just, is he in, is he out? We didn\u2019t really know, and that really wasn\u2019t our focus as a team, especially on offense.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Eagles now turn to DeVonta Smith, rookie first-round pick Makai Lemon from USC, second-round tight end Eli Stowers out of Vanderbilt, and free agents Hollywood Brown, Dontayvion Wicks and Elijah Moore.<\/p>\n
Plus, for at least one more year, they have veteran tight end Dallas Goedert \u2014 which could lead to some interesting packages featuring both Goedert and Stowers on the field together.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, just the relationship we had, the brotherhood and things like that,\u201d Smith said about the difficulty of Brown\u2019s departure. \u201cWe had a great time here. Business is business.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just going out there and do my job,\u201d Smith added, referencing becoming the No. 1 receiver. \u201cRegardless, however you want to look at it, one, two, three, four. End of the day, we all have jobs, and I\u2019ve got to go out there and do it. I\u2019m going to do the same thing I\u2019ve been doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
General manager Howie Roseman said the deal was about the present and the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wouldn\u2019t have done this trade if there wasn\u2019t a first-round-pick-plus included,\u201d Roseman said.<\/p>\n
The Eagles also gained cap and cash relief by waiting until after June 1. Roseman said Brown wanted a fresh start and the Eagles wanted flexibility.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a win-win situation based on where he was and how he felt,\u201d Roseman said. \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt that A.J. Brown was a huge, huge part of our football team, a great player for us, and that loss will have to be picked up by more than just one player.\u201d<\/p>\n
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NOTES >> WR Lemon was sidelined with a hamstring injury. He is expected to be ready for training camp in July. \u2026 WR Brown, who grew up rooting for the Patriots, called arriving in New England \u201cheaven,\u201d reminiscent of Scott Rolen calling St. Louis \u201cbaseball heaven\u201d after his departure from the Phillies in 2002. \u2026 Andy Dalton took snaps at QB2 over Tanner McKee on Tuesday. \u2026 EDGE Jonathan Greenard (shoulder surgery), acquired in a trade with Minnesota during the NFL draft, participated on a limited basis. \u2026 Mandatory minicamp is next Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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