After 2 1/2 weeks, the Eagles finally have a new offensive coordinator, Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion, a 33-year-old with only two years of coaching experience.

The team announced Thursday afternoon they are hiring Mannion, who played for Sean McVay with the Rams, to replace Kevin Patullo, dismissed two days after the playoff loss to the 49ers after one season calling plays.

Mannion was drafted in the third round in 2015 by the Rams and bounced around the NFL for nine years with the Rams, Vikings, Seahawks, Vikings again, Seahawks again, Vikings again and Seahawks again.

He retired from football after the 2023 season and was hired by the Packers as offensive assistant, then got promoted to quarterbacks coach this past year after Tom Clements retired.

In Mannion’s one year as Packers QBs coach, Jordan Love completed 66 percent of his passes with 23 touchdowns and six interceptions, and his 101.2 passer rating was 6th-highest in the league this past year among quarterbacks who started at least 10 games.

“I’m thrilled to have Sean Mannion on board as the new offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles,” Nick Sirianni said in a statement. “My goal throughout this process was to operate with an open mind regarding the future of our offense to find the best fit for the Eagles. Over the last few weeks, I had an opportunity to meet with a number of talented candidates and great offensive minds.

“I am appreciative of the time I was able to spend with each of them. Some came with years of experience running an offense and calling plays. Others were young, sharp, and dynamic coaches on the rise. I felt it was important to be patient and thorough to allow the right fit to reveal himself to us. Sean did just that.

“It was quickly apparent in meeting with Sean that he is a bright young coach with a tremendous future ahead of him in this league. I was impressed by his systematic views on offensive football and his strategic approach. Sean’s 11 years in the NFL have provided him a great opportunity to learn from and grow alongside some of the best coaches in the game. 

“As a result, he has a wealth of knowledge and experience that will be invaluable to our team moving forward. I can’t wait to see Sean with our team, and I want to welcome him and his wife, Megan, to the Eagles family.”

Head coach Matt LaFleur calls plays in Green Bay, so Mannion has never called plays on any level in his life.

Mannion is connected to the Sean McVay coaching tree through the 2017 and 2018 seasons, when he backed up Jared Goff with the Rams. LaFleur was also on McVay’s staff. In his nine NFL seasons, Mannion played in 14 games, going 0-3 in three starts, completing 61 percent of his passes with one touchdown, three INTs and a lifetime 66.2 passer rating. 

“We’re lucky to have him,” LaFleur said in a story last year in the Wisconsin State Journal. “I really do think this guy’s going to have a bright future for us and in the coaching profession. I love his past experience and I figured he was always going to go down this route. I’ve always respected how he went about the process, how he prepared for games, how he helped Jared being a backup for us.”

Mannion interviewed with the Bears after the 2023 season after he first decided to go into coaching.

“He was getting ready to go interview for Chicago, and during the (49ers-Lions) NFL Championship Game – which I really didn’t care to watch – I jumped on a Zoom call with him in the second half,” LaFleur said. “He showed me what he was going to present, and I told him, ‘Wow, that’s pretty good, I think you should come up to Green Bay right when you’re done with that interview. I’m surprised they let him out of the building.”

Mannion replaces Patullo, offensive coordinator for one disappointing season. Mannion becomes Nick Sirianni fifth offensive coordinator and Jalen Hurts’ seventh play caller.

Before settling on Mannion, the Eagles were either turned down by or lost out on former Giants head coach Brian Daboll, Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle, LSU offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr., Dolphins passing game coordinator Bobby Slowik, Cowboys offensive coordinator Klayton Adams, former Falcons offensive coordinator Zac Robinson, former Giants offensive coordinator and interim head coach Mike Kafka and one-time Falcons head coach Arthur Smith.

They also interviewed former Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, Dolphins offensive coordinator Frank Smith, former Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard, Colts offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter and Texans quarterbacks coach Jarred Johnson.