Nick Sirianni reportedly fires defensive coordinator Sean Desai

Nick Sirianni reportedly fires defensive coordinator Sean Desai originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

In a move that should surprise absolutely no one, Eagles defensive coordinator Sean Desai has reportedly been fired.

Here’s the latest from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Sources: #Eagles coach Nick Sirianni has let go defensive coordinator Sean Desai, who lost play-calling duties late in the season.

Desai is likely to be in the mix for other DC opportunities.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 21, 2024

While the news of Desai’s firing isn’t shocking after he was stripped of his play-calling duties during the 2023 season, the fact that it was reportedly Nick Sirianni doing the firing is certainly notable.

The Eagles collapsed down the stretch — losing six of their last seven games — leading to plenty of questions about Sirianni’s future going into his meeting with owner Jeffrey Lurie late last week. Sirianni’s reported involvement in coaching changes seems to be another indication that he will return for his fourth season at the helm in 2024.

The Eagles have not yet announced any decision on Sirianni and they may not ever formally announce it. But signs seem to be pointing in at least another year for the coach who has led the Eagles to the playoffs in three straight seasons to start his head coaching career.

As for Desai, the Eagles hired him last offseason to replace Jonathan Gannon, who left for the head coaching job in Arizona. While the Eagles’ defense certainly wasn’t near the top of the league under Desai, things really crumbled when they turned the defense over the Matt Patricia.

The decision to demote Desai and promote Patricia came before the Eagles’ Week 15 game against the Seahawks and it was an abject disaster. The Eagles went 1-4 the rest of the way with Patricia as their DC and that entire side of the football looked lost.

Several players have admitted that it was really difficult to change during the season and it left the…

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Publish date : 2024-01-22 00:26:52

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