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Yahoo
5 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Nick Sirianni outlines goals for 2025 as Eagles training camp gets underway
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni says his goals for training camp is to get the team into playing shape and focused on the details.
USA Today
10 hours ago
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- USA Today
Eagles GM Howie Roseman praises Nick Sirianni's acumen and preparation
Nick Sirianni earns praise from Eagles GM Howie Roseman. Elite praise from Howie Roseman for Nick Sirianni... Live long enough, and your Philadelphia Eagles fandom will lead you through a few coaching eras. Raise your hand if you're old enough to remember Buddy Ryan and Rich Kotite. No? Those of you who are a little younger have enjoyed some of the best eras of Birds football, but trust and believe that some rough patches required a little therapy. Chip Kelly? Ouch... Yeah, that was tough, but look at the bright side. Philadelphia got Jeff Stoutland out of that deal. Kelly was eventually replaced by the organization's first Super Bowl-winning head coach. Fast forward to the present, and the Eagles are now two-time Super Bowl winners. Doug Pederson delivered the first Lombardi Trophy, while Nick Sirianni has his fingerprints on the second. Speaking of Nick Sirianni... Howie Roseman offers Nick Sirianni elite praise ahead of another Eagles training camp. July is ending. Training camp practices are beginning. Head coach Nick Sirianni and Vice President/General Manager Howie Roseman met with select media members. For just the second time in their 90-plus-year history, the Philadelphia Eagles enter an NFL season as the defending champions. Coach and GM spoke for about 20 minutes, wrapping the session with Roseman giving Sirianni some elite praise. Coach Sirianni made a few appearances after Super Bowl 59, but he's been quiet. There hasn't been a media tour. He didn't write any books. That isn't a shot at Doug Pederson. It's simply a compliment for how reserved and driven he has been. One 'poison and perfume' speech later, Philadelphia is ready to get back to work.
New York Times
16 hours ago
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- New York Times
How Nick Sirianni will oversee the reigning Super Bowl champion Eagles: ‘Run that s— back.'
PHILADELPHIA — The word that contains the Eagles' ultimate goal for the 2025 season is one Nick Sirianni won't let slip from his lips. Only once does the head coach say it, only in response to a roundtable of reporters who collectively wonder how a reigning Super Bowl champion will prolong its golden era: Repeat. Advertisement No, Sirianni said, the word 'repeat' is not a place he wants to promote. It won't be a mantra he'll meld into the team's mentality. He said they're on a mountain. A different mountain. One with new trails and challenges and footholds that require their full focus. 'You've got to be right there or you're going to slip,' Sirianni said. Champions have spoken this way for centuries. Sirianni has long consulted his sports contemporaries. Jay Wright. Dawn Staley. This year, Nick Saban. Sirianni calls them with specific questions but winds up relishing in their tangents. He wants to speak like them. He wants to act like them. He wants to win like them. He's defeated his detractors by overseeing an Eagles team that's fielding its best winning percentage under any head coach, that's reached two Super Bowls in three seasons, that's just won its second Super Bowl in team history. His new contract demands he nurture this stability. He must do this in his own way. The Sirianni Way is reaching maturity. Sirianni leads by disseminating an obsession over the smallest of details and a sense of competition that dates back to his time as a trash-talking wide receiver for Division III Mount Union. He's refined both as a head coach. He rankled Philadelphians inside and outside the NovaCare Complex with sideline antics he eventually mitigated in 2024. Moments like authorizing Jalen Hurts' back-breaking bomb to DeVonta Smith in Super Bowl LIX embodied the 'sweet spot' for Sirianni's passion that Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said Sirianni wanted to find: a disposition that manages calls with conviction and emotions with due measure. Competition serves the obsession by channeling meaning into a repetitive cycle, Sirianni likened to a pickup basketball game. 'You don't … win a pickup basketball game and go, 'All right, I'm satisfied,'' Sirianni said. 'No, you're like, 'Run that s— back. Let's play again.' That's in your DNA.' Advertisement That's not pressing repeat on a song and studying the intricacies of its exactness. That's sweeping the measures clean and unleashing instruments against the air anew. That's understanding that when the proverbial basketball is checked into another game, it ain't going down the same way again. Sirianni learned that the hard way. The collapse of 2023 was partly rooted in offensive obstinacy, stagnation and decline. The ascension of 2024 was partly due to Sirianni's evolution in adapting his system by hiring Kellen Moore and loosening his grip on the offense's controls. The success of 2025 will partly hinge on how Kevin Patullo performs as a first-time offensive coordinator and how Sirianni manages his longtime assistant if their system stalls. No NFL offense may be better positioned for prosperity than Philadelphia's. It's largely why the Eagles opened as No. 1 in The Athletic's NFL Power Rankings. Right guard will house the unit's only new starter. Saquon Barkley, 28, is entering his second season behind a Pro Bowl-studded offensive line — an enviable pairing that Patullo can leverage with a passing game that includes reigning Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert, however he sees fit. Moore chose to run the ball more times per game than any Eagles team had since 1978. The dominance yielded by the decision to run Barkley (and use Hurts in zone-read options and RPOs) shaped defenses into favorable forms Hurts exploited in a conservative passing attack. It will be notable to monitor 1) whether the Eagles deviate from that approach under Patullo, and 2) what concepts will be introduced to keep the system fresh. Sparse media viewings in OTAs offered little insight into the offense's development. Hurts said at the time that the Eagles were 'far from what we're going to be' in terms of their offensive identity. Sirianni moved to infuse the 2025 system with new ideas by making outside hires with passing game coordinator Parks Frazier and quarterbacks coach Scot Loeffler. Still, Sirianni insists Patullo is also inherently capable of adapting despite their lengthy partnership. 'Even though I've been with him for eight years, not every one of his ideas has gotten in,' Sirianni said. 'And now he's able to get those ideas going and flowing. And a lot of them look really good.' Opposite from the cyclical nature of their offensive coaching staff (Patullo will be Hurts' sixth play-caller in six years), Sirianni expects to enjoy consistency in the team's defensive philosophy. Vic Fangio returns for his second season as the defensive coordinator of his home state team. Such consistency shouldn't go understated. It can be argued that the defense's turnaround under Fangio in 2024 was the biggest factor in the team's return to league prominence. A top-rated Eagles defense that hounded Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl LIX also went from surrendering the league's third-most passes of 15-plus yards in 2023 to the fewest in 2024, per TruMedia. General manager Howie Roseman began free agency by re-signing All-Pro linebacker Zack Baun, but the Eagles must backfill critical vacancies at cornerback, safety, defensive tackle and edge rusher — and linebacker, considering Nakobe Dean's recovery timeline. Advertisement In training camp, Fangio will resume the experimentation in the secondary he began in OTAs. The seven-time defensive coordinator will have three preseason games (starting with the Bengals on Aug. 7) to test his plan to keep Cooper DeJean at nickel and field him at cornerback or safety in base packages. Meanwhile, the primary options at those latter positions — Sydney Brown, Tristin McCollum and Drew Mukuba at safety; Kelee Ringo, Adoree' Jackson and Mac McWilliams at cornerback — will be jockeying for starting jobs. The strength of the defense hinges on health and the development of its youth, embodied by first-round linebacker Jihaad Campbell, who's yet to return fully from offseason labrum surgery. The defense's youth underlines the importance of the player-based leadership Sirianni promotes. Brandon Graham's retirement signaled the departure of yet another team captain and franchise image-bearer. Defenders such as former first-round picks Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith are entering eras that require them to uphold the standards of their predecessors. How will Sirianni oversee their development? How will he encourage their individual motivations? Winning is the central unifier. Sirianni said a former NFL player — whom he did not name, but said did not play in Philadelphia — spoke to the team's leadership council during OTAs. The player had won a Super Bowl. After we won, the former player said, the next thing I wanted to do was win for all the new coaches and players there. That drove me, too. Sirianni said those words made him think of a coach like Frazier (whom he'd coached with in Indianapolis), of a player like Jackson. Neither has won a Super Bowl. Neither has experienced one at all. It's another reason why Sirianni avoids the word 'repeat.' For a sizable portion of the team and coaching staff, that word is completely useless. No, it's about that different mountain, Sirianni said. He said Christian Parker, the team's defensive passing game coordinator, suggested to him a book of 'daily wisdom.' In it, Sirianni said the book stressed how marathon runners 'run the mile they're in.' They don't think about the miles they've already run. They don't think about the miles that are coming up. Sirianni will draw motivation from those running with him. 'That's one thing that will always drive me,' Sirianni said, 'is trying to get the best for everybody on our football team and those guys that didn't experience that journey that we had last year, to have them be able to experience that.' (Top photo of Nick Sirianni: Kyle Ross / Imagn Images)
NBC Sports
2 days ago
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- NBC Sports
2025 Philadelphia Eagles Fantasy Preview: Jalen Hurts and the band will continue to win however they want
Mike Florio explains why the Eagles are going to hit a hard reset after they get their Super Bowl rings and why Nick Sirianni has the right mindset by taking everything one day at a time. The Eagles were a fantasy football goldmine in 2024 and this time had the defense to match which led to them destroying the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. The band is back and the roster is still loaded with not a single projected starter coming from free agency in 2025. Nick Sirianni has his share of haters for how he operates, but his results cannot be denied. He and Jalen Hurts have been the perfect coach-quarterback marriage on the field as they've not missed the playoffs since Hurts has been the starter in Philly. The Eagles can and will win games by how they see fit whether it's big days from Saquon Barkley or the passing game with Hurts, A.J. Brown, Devonta Smith and Dallas Goedert. With so many fantasy relevant players, the Eagles will continue to provide our roster with top-tier upside this season. 2025 Philadelphia Eagles Stats (Ranks) Points per game: 27.2 (7th) Total yards per game: 367.2 (8th) Plays per game: 65.5 (3rd) Dropbacks per game: 33.6 (31st) Dropback EPA per play: 0.17 (8th) Rush attempts per game: 36.5 (1st) Rush EPA per play: 0.06 (1st) Coaching Staff The Eagles started 10-1 in the 2023 season then stumbled down the stretch and subsequently were dominated by the Buccaneers in the Wildcard round of the playoffs. After that, Nick Sirianni was sort of put on an imaginary 'hot seat' by football fans on the internet. It was odd, but the vibes were there. Sirianni and GM Howie Roseman made the biggest splash of the 2024 offseason and brought in Saquon Barkley. Another big pivot was moving off of Brian Johnson and onto Kellen Moore at offensive coordinator. Both moves paid heavy dividends as the Eagles' rushing offense was historically great. The defense going from one of the worst in the NFL (26th ranked) in 2023 to the absolute best in 2024 didn't hurt either. Capping the season off with a blowout win over the Chiefs has put Sirianni amongst the league's best head coaches, if he wasn't already. With success in the NFL comes the losses of players and staff members who go on to get bigger contracts and promotions respectively. In this case for the Eagles it was the loss of Moore. Kevin Patullo, formerly the passing coordinator, is set to take over as offensive coordinator. He's been with the Eagles since 2021 (Jalen Hurts' first season as a full-time starter) and will look to let the good times roll. While he may add a few wrinkles, don't expect the Eagles to get away from what they do best and that's getting the ball to his best players and putting them in a position to excel. Patullo's familiarity with Hurts and the offense was a big reason he got promoted. The Eagles offense shouldn't miss a beat in 2025. Passing Game QB: Jalen Hurts, Tanner McKee WR: A.J. Brown, Johnny Wilson WR: Devonta Smith, Ainias Smith WR: Jahan Dotson, Terrace Marshall Jr. TE: Dallas Goedert, Grant Calcaterra Jalen Hurts attempted just 24 passes per game last season while ranking 22nd in total attempts with 361. Almost half of the Eagles' wins (six) last season being double-digit points played a large role in this. Despite this and as one of the elite quarterbacks (fantasy or otherwise) in the NFL, Hurts keeps his pass catchers highly relevant on a weekly basis in fantasy. As a passer, his decision making, deep ball accuracy (46% completion on passes thrown 20 or more yards) and the ability to extend plays will always give him the chance to come up with big gains. Frankly put, the Eagles don't need to throw the ball a million times a game to have a good and effective passing attack. This is evidenced by the fact A.J. Brown and Devonta Smith finished as WR12 and WR17 in fantasy points per game respectively. For good measure, Dallas Goedert was TE10. Here were their final stat lines for the season: Brown: 67-1079-7…13 games played Smith: 68-833-8 TD…13 games played Goedert: 42-496-2…10 games played Don't fall for the 'Brown isn't a WR1 because all they do is run' tales when the numbers and the on-field visuals stare you right in the face. When it comes to Jahan Dotson, I'd look for him to have a better year, but as long as everyone is healthy he shouldn't be considered for a spot on your fantasy roster. He's in a contract year so the motivation will certainly be there, but the opportunities won't (again, barring injury). Johnny Wilson is likely the Eagles' WR4 and will be used in red zone situations to utilize his 6-foot-6, 235-pound frame while Ainias Smith is solid backup slot receiver. Terrace Marshall Jr. was also brought in to provide further depth. There were questions about whether or not Goedert would still be on the Eagles in 2025, but those were answered when he agreed to a re-worked deal with the team. As noted above, he'll once again be a decent, but not good or great fantasy option who can give you big weeks here and there. He hasn't played a full season of games since his rookie year in 2018 due to various injuries. In the event he does get banged up, Grant Calcaterra immediately becomes an interesting streaming option as he's coming off of a season in which he was the Eagles' fourth leading receiver (24-298-1). If the Eagles were to ever be in a string of games where they all of sudden become more pass oriented, whoever the tight end is (and not the WR3) would be the third option in the passing game. Running Game RB: Saquon Barkley, A.J. Dillon, Will Shipley, Keilan Robinson OL (L-R): Jordan Mailata, Landon Dickerson, Cam Jurgens, Tyler Steen, Lane Johnson Regression is easy to talk about when you're discussing a player who became just the ninth man in NFL history to rush for over 2,000 yards. If you're reading this article you likely know that's what Saquon Barkley accomplished last season which led to him finishing as fantasy's top running back. I will have Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson ranked ahead of him, but why can't Barkley do it again? Because of regression? Sure, I'll take a 1,500-yard, double-digit touchdown season from him with no problem. There should be no worries about 'wear and tear' or regression when it comes to Barkely, I mean, are you going to play fantasy football like a chicken? Or are you going to get the best players? The only concern you should maybe have is that he won't catch as many passes, but when knew that would be the case coming into 2024. His 33 receptions last season were his lowest in a season outside of 2020 when he missed 14 games due to an ACL injury. Now, injuries do happen and Barkley has had his share. In the event he does miss time (knock on wood), you'd likely see a committee approach with Will Shipley and A.J. Dillon. The Eagles strong offensive line that is considered at this point the best in the league, will be bringing the whole band back with the exception of Mehki Becton (who started 15 games). Tyler Steen will step into his spot at guard full time and the unit should keep on rolling. Expect the Eagles to once again be a top five rushing offense, if not the best. Win Total (O/U 11.5) Getting 12 wins in the NFL is tough and it's a high number, but that's the life of a champion. After finishing the regular season 14-3 last season, it should be noted that a late blunder vs. the Falcons (aided by a Saquon Barkley drop) in Week 2 and a game in which Jalen Hurts did not finish (Week 16) were two of those three losses. They'll have to replace some starters on the defensive backend, but overall the roster is still strong and the rest of the NFL let them have another good draft. Outside of the division they'll face teams like the Chiefs, Bills, Lions, Cowboys and Buccaneers (who beat them early last season), but as of today the Eagles are better than all of them and for all these reasons is why I'm taking the over on 11.5 wins for the champs. Chris Simms explains to Ahmed Fareed why Jalen Hurts is ranked No. 10 in the "Truth Hurts" tier of his QB countdown due to his strong ability to be a clutch leader but his lingering areas for improvement.
CBS News
2 days ago
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- CBS News
Philadelphia Eagles 2025 training camp schedule, players to watch, open practice and more
Training camp has arrived for the Philadelphia Eagles, who enter the 2025 season well-positioned to defend their Super Bowl LIX championship. Rookies and veterans reported to the NovaCare Complex in South Philadelphia on Tuesday for training camp. The team's first practice is scheduled for Wednesday. The Eagles enter camp with a new offensive coordinator after Kellen Moore left for the New Orleans Saints' head coaching job. Kevin Patullo is a familiar face inside the building, having been originally hired as part of head coach Nick Sirianni's staff in 2021, but the promotion comes with uncertainty. How will he and Super Bowl LIX MVP quarterback Jalen Hurts work together? The offseason brought changes, but the Birds' core remains intact. Saquon Barkley signed a historic contract extension. Cam Jurgens, who made the Pro Bowl in his first season replacing Jason Kelce at center, has a new long-term deal. Lane Johnson agreed to a one-year extension. Brandon Graham retired. Repeating as Super Bowl champions is rare in today's game. Before the Kansas City Chiefs repeated as champions in 2022 and 2023, the last team to win back-to-back Super Bowls was the New England Patriots in 2003 and 2004. On paper, though, the Eagles enter this season in as good a shape to win Super Bowl LX as any other team. Here's what Eagles fans need to know. Here are some dates fans can circle on their calendars. The Eagles' popular open practice returns again this summer, but fans will only have one opportunity to catch the Super Bowl LIX champions practice in pads at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles' only open practice is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, at the Linc. Ticket sales for the open practice benefit the Eagles Autism Foundation. General admission tickets are $10 and can be purchased on Ticketmaster. Eagles training camp isn't short of storylines and players to watch. The Birds won't have many position battles this training camp, but there are a few that will be worth monitoring. Here are some to follow as camp progresses. Kenyon Green, right guard: Replacing Mekhi Becton at right guard is the position battle to watch. The Eagles selected Tyler Steen in the third round of the 2023 draft, but the University of Alabama product lost the battle to Becton last summer. The Birds acquired 2022 first-round pick Kenyon Green from the Houston Texans in March. The Eagles liked Green coming out of college. He hasn't lived up to his draft status yet, but can a training camp at Stoutland University unlock his potential? Or does Steen, the early favorite, finally seize the opportunity? Right guard is the only offensive position up for grabs. The rest of the offense, barring injuries, is set. Sydney Brown and Andrew Mukuba, safeties: The Eagles' trading C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the Texans was the team's surprise move of the offseason, and it opened up a starting safety spot on the No. 1-ranked defense from last season. CJGJ's replacement will likely come in-house, between 2023 third-rounder Sydney Brown and 2025 second-rounder Andrew Mukuba. Brown and Mukuba were on the first-team defense during OTAs in May. Will Mukuba earn defensive coordinator Vic Fangio's trust to start in Week 1, or will Brown show enough consistency in camp and preseason to win the starting job? Joshua Uche, EDGE: Brandon Graham retired, Josh Sweat and Milton Williams left in free agency and the Eagles traded free-agent bust Bryce Huff to the San Francisco 49ers. The Birds signed Joshua Uche in free agency to help with their pass rush. Uche broke out in his third year in the NFL with the New England Patriots, logging a career-best 11 1/2 sacks in 2022. But the last two seasons have been underwhelming for the edge rusher. Last season, he was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs midseason. The Eagles are expecting Jalyx Hunt to leap in Year 2 and more from Nolan Smith in Year 3. Will Uche produce like he did in 2022 with the Patriots, or do the Birds have another Huff on their hands? Jihaad Campbell, linebacker: Howie Roseman went against the grain by trading up one spot to select Alabama inside linebacker Jihaad Campbell in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft. Campbell was one of the top-ranked linebackers in the pre-draft rankings, but he fell to the Eagles partially because of injury concerns. Campbell is recovering from shoulder surgery and didn't participate in the Eagles' offseason program. Campbell will likely be ready for training camp, and if so, how Fangio utilizes the linebacker will be something to watch. Will he be a more traditional inside 'backer, or will the Birds utilize him like they did in Zach Baun last season as a Swiss-army knife?
