The Philadelphia Eagles are hiring former Los Angeles Chargers and Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore as their offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday.
The move comes two days after the Eagles hired Vic Fangio as defensive coordinator in the first step of Nick Siriani’s coaching staff overhaul. Moore replaces Brian Johnson, who was fired earlier this week.
Moore, 35, left Los Angeles after one season. Before that, he was the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator from 2019 to 2022, leading the top four in points per game (27.7), yards per game (391) and third-down conversion percentage (44%) during that time.
In 2010, Moore He will take over a Philadelphia offense that took a step back in 2023, as quarterback Jalen Hurts threw a career-high 15 interceptions and the Eagles slipped from third in passing yards (28.1) to seventh (25.5), down from ninth. (241.5 yards per game) to 16th in passing (225.5) and fell from fifth in rushing (147.6) to eighth (128.8).
After opening the season with 10 wins in their first 11 games, the Eagles fell to an 11-6 record and a 32-9 loss in the wild-card round to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Moore’s departure leaves a void in Los Angeles for new head coach Jim Harbaugh.