We are now up to four Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator candidates who’ve received a second interview for the position vacated by either Kevin Patullo’s demotion or firing.
The latest news is that Houston Texans quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson met with the Eagles in person on Thursday, according to a report from NFL insider Mike Garafolo.
Johnson joins these three known candidates who’ve received a second interview:
- Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter
- Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion
- Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard
The Eagles’ interest in Johnson was first reported earlier this week on January
26. Here’s what we noted at the time:
Johnson has been around both Philadelphia and Nick Sirianni over the course of his career. He was a former college QB who signed with the Eagles in 2011 as an undrafted free agent. He only spent about a month with the team before ultimately being released ahead of roster cuts. Johnson spent the next five years bouncing around to various teams before making the move to the coaching ranks.
He ended up on Sirianni’s offensive staff in Indianapolis for the 2020 season, and worked his way up to QB coach with the Texans for the past three seasons. Houston QB C.J. stroud has struggled at times, but has also been absolutely electric.
Johnson lacks play-calling experience but the Eagles could be intrigued by his work with a rookie Stroud, who generated some MVP buzz in 2023. Johnson also has experience working with Texans offensive coordinator Nick Caley, who has spent time with Josh McDaniels (previously an Eagles head coaching candidate before Sirianni was hired instead) and Sean McVay.
