Jalen Hurts declines to endorse Eagles OC after team eliminated
Jalen Hurts was given an opportunity to provide an endorsement for the Philadelphia Eagles’ embattled offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo after the team’s 24-19 postseason loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
The 27-year-old quarterback declined to do so when asked if he wanted Patullo to return in 2026. He simply noted he was going to let Eagles coach Nick Sirianni, general manager Howie Roseman and owner Jeffrey Lurie make a decision about the first-year coordinator’s future.
‘It’s too soon to think about that,’ Hurts told reporters Monday. ‘I put my trust in Howie. Howie, Nick and Mr. Lurie.’
Patullo was promoted to offensive coordinator ahead of the 2025 NFL season after Kellen Moore took the New Orleans Saints’ coaching job. The 44-year-old had spent the previous four seasons on Sirianni’s staff as a passing game coordinator and, starting in 2023, an associate head coach.
The Eagles’ offense struggled to find an identity under Patullo’s leadership. They were a ground-dominant team in 2024 under Moore, but Philadelphia ranked just 17th in rushing yards per game under Patullo. They were also one of the 11 NFL teams to average less than 200 passing yards per game during the 2025 season.
That’s why Hurts is hoping Philadelphia’s offense will find a ‘home base’ – which he clarified was another word for offensive identity – in 2026, even if he isn’t sure exactly what that will look like.
‘We’ve got time to figure it out,’ Hurts said.
Whether Patullo will be a part of that search for answers remains to be seen. But if the Eagles do move on from him, they will begin to search for their fifth different offensive coordinator over a five-season span.
