The Philadelphia Eagles have just made a high-stakes gamble that is sending shockwaves through the NFL! After a disappointing playoff exit, Nick Sirianni has bypassed veteran names to hand the keys of the league’s most expensive offense to 33-year-old rising star Sean Mannion. From backup quarterback to Jalen Hurts’ new mentor, can this “brilliant” young mind save the Eagles’ season? WATCH the full breakdown of the hire that everyone is talking about!
The franchise concludes its extensive search by selecting the 33-year-old rising star to lead the NFL’s most costly offensive roster
PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are recruiting Sean Mannion as offensive coordinator, the franchise announced Thursday.
Mannion, 33, has served for just two years, entering the ranks as an offensive assistant for the Green Bay Packers in 2024 before being elevated to quarterbacks coach this past season.
“It was swiftly evident in meeting with Sean that he is a brilliant young coach with a prodigious future ahead of him in this league. I was impressed by his systematic perspective on offensive football and his strategic approach,” Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said in a statement. “Sean’s 11 years in the NFL have provided him a great opportunity to learn from and develop alongside some of the premier coaches in the game. As a result, he has a multitude of knowledge and experience that will be vital to our team moving forward”.
A Signal-Caller’s Background
A former signal-caller out of Oregon State, Mannion spent nine seasons in the NFL including four with the Los Angeles Rams, who selected him in the third round. He learned from coaches including Sean McVay, Klint Kubiak, and Shane Waldron during his playing career. He was an active player as recently as 2023 with the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks.
Though brief on experience, Mannion is regarded as a rising star in league circles. This past season he worked with Jordan Love, who completed 66% of his passes for 3,381 yards with 23 touchdowns to six interceptions.
The Search and Seasonal Context
The appointment concludes an extensive search that commenced shortly after the dismissal of Kevin Patullo on Jan. 13. The Eagles initially targeted seasoned playcallers, but two of their top choices in Mike McDaniel (Los Angeles Chargers) and Brian Daboll (Tennessee Titans) elected to go elsewhere. Leaning more toward a longtime offensive coordinator made sense after the offense struggled under Patullo, a first-year playcaller in 2024.
Philadelphia has the most costly offensive roster in the NFL but finished 19th in points per game (22.3), 24th in total offense (311 YPG), and first in three-and-outs. Unable to sustain a strong defense opposite them, the Eagles fell 23-19 to a wounded San Francisco 49ers team in the opening round of the playoffs, cutting their title defense short.
Autonomy and the Quarterback Factor
The Eagles were prepared to grant the new offensive coordinator full independence, but it remains to be seen whether that remains true with a hire as untested as Mannion. Sirianni gave up playcalling a few games into his first season and has stepped into more of a CEO role in recent seasons, though he has gotten more involved in the offense when he felt it was necessary, including down the final stretch last season to try to boost a sagging offense.
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This marks the fifth offensive coordinator Jalen Hurts has collaborated with since becoming the full-time starter in 2021. Hurts has publicly stated his yearning for a level of consistency at playcaller on multiple occasions, but to this point, that has proved unreachable.
