When the Philadelphia Eagles hit their bye week with a 2-2 record, rumors of head coach Nick Sirianni being replaced either midseason or in 2025 dominated national headlines. Even Philadelphia’s Week 6 win over the Cleveland Browns, a game that ended with Sirianni jawing with Eagles fans at the Linc, did little to help his cause.
Sirianni deserves credit, though, for what the Eagles have accomplished since that point: 11 wins in 12 games, including a run of 10 straight, and some superb locker room management that’s helped stem the tide. From A.J. Brown’s cryptic post-game comments in Week 14, to Jalen Hurts’ concussion two weeks later, to the decision to rest Saquon Barkley with the star running back just 101 yards shy of NFL history, Sirianni has kept the team together and pointed in the same direction — gearing up for a Super Bowl run.
Despite Philly’s dominance over the second half of the season, NFL insider Jeremy Fowler isn’t convinced Sirianni’s job is safe in 2025 and beyond.
In a Thursday morning report for ESPN, Fowler wrote that “people around the league” are wondering whether Sirianni could survive a second first-round playoff exit in as many years. Here was Fowler’s take on the situation:
Sirianni’s 47-20 record is impressive. Yet his standing was a talking point coming off a tumultuous 2023 campaign, and he doesn’t have a contract extension in place. The sideline and on-field spats are sort of hard to ignore. Any firing here would be a sizable upset, but if we’re talking surprises, this would be one to list because his status was a regular debate four months ago.
Sirianni’s contract reportedly runs through the 2025 season, so the note about a potential extension is interesting. Could team brass be waiting until after the season to make a call on Sirianni? It’s possible, especially after the Eagles had to bring in offensive coordinator Kellen Moore to help bridge the divide between Hurts and Sirianni after an ugly finish to 2023. It’s probably more likely than not that Sirianni sticks around in 2025. Whether he’s asked to coach on an expiring contract, a la Mike McCarthy in Dallas this year, is another story.
With Hurts and tight end Dallas Goedert expected to be back to 100 percent for the playoffs, rejoining a loaded roster with no major weaknesses, the Eagles will be a trendy pick to come out of the NFC and win the Super Bowl this year.
This is also the NFL, and Philly’s two potential opponents for Wild-Card Weekend, the Washington Commanders and Green Bay Packers, are more than capable of pulling off an upset. If that happens, expect another offseason full of rumors about Sirianni’s job status.
