The Philadelphia Eagles are promoting Kevin Patullo as offensive coordinator, following Kellen Moore’s departure to become the New Orleans Saints’ head coach.
Patullo, 43, ascending to offensive play-caller after spending the past four seasons as passing game coordinator, as well as the past two as Nick Sirianni’s associate head coach, preserves continuity on the Super Bowl-winning coaching staff, and for quarterback Jalen Hurts.
In his role as passing game coordinator, Patullo spent a lot of time working with the Eagles quarterbacks, as well as dynamic receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, where he not only forged relationships with those key players but an understanding of what they do best.
“Being able to coach both positions, you can really marry the two,” Patullo said, in a statement relased by the Eagles. “Coaching receivers in Indy, I was able to use my quarterback knowledge from coaching that position and playing it and get the guys to understand why they needed to be somewhere and why we needed to have them there at that time. … I think you can teach the guys a perspective that they’re not used to hearing.”
Sirianni and Patullo have worked together dating back to their tenure in Indianapolis, where Patullo had previously served as the Colts’ wide receivers coach from 2018 through 2019 and as the pass game specialist in 2020.
What Kevin Patullo’s Promotion Means for The Eagles
Patullo inheriting this role is a measure of the influence that Sirianni how has within the organization, after delivering the franchise’s second Lombardi Trophy in his second trip to the Super Bowl in the past three seasons.
Given Patullo and Sirianni’s longstanding relationship, it is clear that the head coach trusts him in this role.
“Very important to the success that we’ve had,” Sirianni said of Patullo, in a statement released by the team. “He wears a lot of different hats. Helps me a lot with different head coaching things. I can’t tell you that I make a decision without saying to Kevin first, ‘What do you think?’ That’s in everything. That’s in-game, out of game, with scheduling, that’s with offensive stuff, that’s with game-management stuff, I lean on him a lot.
“That continuity is really important because he knows what I’m thinking in certain situations, how you want things to be taught, all of those different things, so he’s been a great resource for me the entire time, our success this year, but really the success we’ve had since we’ve been here. Can’t be great without the greatness of others and that is definitely a fact with Kevin Patullo and I trust him with everything. Got a ton of trust and faith with him. He’s awesome.”
Likewise, Hurts will have a familiar face from previous offensive meetings, and voice of influence, in charge of the offense in Philadelphia’s Super Bowl title defense in 2025.
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