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Mike Caldwell interviewing with Eagles again but for a different job originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Former Eagles linebacker and assistant coach Mike Caldwell, who just interviewed for the defensive coordinator job just a few days ago, is interviewing with the Eagles again, this time for the linebacker coach job, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Friday.
Caldwell interviewed for the DC vacancy earlier this week before Vic Fangio parted ways with the Dolphins and filled that position with the Eagles.
D.J. Eliot spent this past year as Eagles’ linebackers coach, his first NFL coaching job after 24 years on the coaching level, most recently at Temple in 2022. He replaced Nick Rallis, who was Nick Sirianni’s linebackers coach in 2021 and 2022 before becoming Jonathan Gannon’s defensive coordinator with the Cards this past season.
We also learned Friday that former Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry is interviewing with the Eagles for a spot on Fangio’s staff – quite possible the same spot. Barry’s background is linebackers – he played linebacker at Michigan and USC and has coached linebackers the years he hasn’t been a coordinator. Barry and Sirianni were with the Chargers in 2013 under Mike McCoy (along with Frank Reich, Shane Steichen and Jason Michael).
Eagles linebackers were universally terrible this past season. In Pro Football Focus’s grading system, the Eagles didn’t have an off-ball linebacker ranked among the top 50 in the NFL. The only linebackers under contract for 2024 are Nakobe Dean, who missed most of the year with two foot injuries, and Ben VanSumeren, an undrafted rookie who played 50 snaps late in the season.
Caldwell, 52, spent the last two years on the Jaguars’ coaching staff under his former Eagles teammate, Doug Pederson, but Jags’ entire defensive coaching staff was fired after Jacksonville lost five of its last six games, allowing an average of 29 points in those five losses.
Andy Reid hired Caldwell…
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Publish date : 2024-01-26 15:58:01
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