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As the Eagles continue to reshape their coaching staff for 2024, they will reportedly bring in a former defensive coordinator for an interview.
The Eagles are set to interview former Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry for a position, Dianna Russini of The Athletic reported.
With Vic Fangio set to be the Eagles’ next defensive coordinator, it appears Barry is interviewing for a position coaching position. Barry has coached linebackers before in the NFL with the Rams, Chargers and Bucs. In fact, he held that position with the Chargers from 2012 to 2014, crossing with a young Nick Sirianni. So there is familiarity with the Eagles head coach.
Barry, 53, was fired by the Packers earlier this week after three years as DC in Green Bay. He has also been a DC with Washington and Detroit in the NFL.
The Eagles’ linebackers coach last season was former Temple DJ DC Eliot, who replaced Nick Rallis, who left with Jonathan Gannon for Arizona after the 2022 season.
With turnover at both coordinator positions this offseason, there will likely be several position coaching changes. Sirianni was asked about that during his season-ending press conference on Wednesday. Aside from veteran offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland, it’s hard to imagine any other position coaches being safe.
“We are still working. We are still working. Yes, and that’s the hard part,” Syrianni said. “You’re still working and there are still some guys that are up in the air. I hate this for them, because we’re replacing coordinators, and there are guys who are up in the air, and their families are up in the air in the sense of… I have to get a coordinator before we make a decision. maybe some of the quality controls or some of the position coaches.
“I know I believe in the guys at the top, but also, some of the coordinators have to have the ability to bring in maybe one or two of their guys, or more. That is still an evaluation process. That’s something that may not be resolved until the coordinator is hired, until that coordinator meets with some of the guys and makes sure they can work together. So it’s still a process we’re going through.”
If Barry ends up coaching the Eagles’ linebackers, he may not have much to work with. The Eagles’ top off-ball sponsors in 2023 ended up being Zach Cunningham and Nicholas Morrow. Cunningham didn’t sign until August and Morrow didn’t even make the initial 53-man roster.
The Eagles still have 2022 third-round pick Nakobe Dean, but in his first opportunity to be a full-time starter in 2023, Dean struggled to stay on the field and landed on IR twice.
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