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6 pending free agents with ties to Eagles’ OC Kellen Moore originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Aside from head coach Nick Sirianni and a few other holdovers, the Eagles will have a new coaching staff in 2024.
Their two new coordinators are Vic Fangio on defense and Kellen Moore on offense.
We already took a look at some pending free agents with ties to Fangio, so today we’ll take a look at some with ties to Moore:
RB Austin Ekeler: The thought of adding Ekeler was much more appealing before the Chargers’ 2023 season. The 28-year-old had a bit of a down season, especially running the ball. He had 628 yards on the ground but averaged just 3.5 yards per carry, which is scary. But he still had 51 receptions. Not only does Ekeler have ties to Moore after their season together in 2023 but he also has ties to Sirianni, who was the receivers coach of the Chargers in Ekeler’s rookie season in 2017. Not sure Ekeler has the juice to be a lead back anymore but if he could hit his stride again for another year or two, the Eagles might be able to get him cheap enough for that move to pay off.
Another name to think about is RB Joshua Kelley, who was the RB2 with the Chargers in 2023. The 26-year-old had 405 rushing yards in 2023. Of course, the Chargers did have a really bad rushing offense last season, so I’m not sure you want to recreate that in Philly. The positive is that the Eagles have a better line and Jeff Stoutland as their run game coordinator.
RB Tony Pollard: Signing any running back comes with risk and Pollard’s 2023 with the Cowboys should give teams some pause. Pollard suffered an ankle injury in the playoffs in 2022 and then didn’t seem to have the same type of explosion last season. He still had a 1,000-yard season but his yards-per-carry plummeted from 5.2 to 4.0, which was the lowest mark of his career. But it was Moore as the OC in 2022 when Pollard went to the Pro Bowl in his first season as the RB1 in Dallas. And perhaps another year…
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Publish date : 2024-02-16 12:00:00
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