{"id":402876,"date":"2026-01-12T11:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/402876\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:55:10","slug":"kevin-patullo-fired-these-five-eagles-could-be-goners-this-offseason-after-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/402876\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Patullo fired? These five Eagles could be goners this offseason after collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHILADELPHIA \u2014 The Eagles\u2019 season ended on Sunday<\/a> in an ugly 23-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs at Lincoln Financial Field.<\/p>\n

As a result, the Eagles will likely make changes this offseason, some more difficult than others. <\/p>\n

Here are five members of the Eagles\u2019 organization who could be gone in 2026:<\/p>\n

Offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo<\/a><\/p>\n

Patullo needed the Eagles to make a deep playoff run to save his job. <\/p>\n

A first-round playoff exit likely means he won\u2019t be back next year. His sputtering offense recorded 308 yards against the 49ers, but it didn\u2019t capitalize enough in big moments. <\/p>\n

Philadelphia\u2019s talented offense, which ranked near the bottom of every offensive category this season, desperately needs a play-caller who gives them a schematic advantage \u2014 and Patullo is not the answer. Before this season, he had never called plays at any level, so it was unfair to expect great things out of him.<\/p>\n

In 2023, then-Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson also struggled as a first-time play caller, and the Eagles fired him after they lost in the wild-card round to the Buccaneers. <\/p>\n

Patullo is about to meet the same fate. <\/p>\n

Wide receiver A.J. Brown<\/a><\/p>\n

The saying \u201cwhere there\u2019s smoke, there\u2019s fire\u201d applies to Brown\u2019s situation. Unhappy with his role in the offense and the production of the passing game, Brown has been in trade rumors for months, with multiple reports saying NFL teams expect him to become available this offseason. Brown was targeted seven times in the Eagles\u2019 loss on Sunday. He caught three passes for 25 yards, with several drops.<\/p>\n

If Brown is cut or traded with a post-June 1 designation, his dead cap hit will be hefty \u2014 $45 million if cut, $16 million if traded, according to Over The Cap<\/a>. Still, the guess here is that Brown and the Eagles part ways. Brown will receive a fresh start in a new offense, while the Eagles acquire a first- or second- round pick.<\/p>\n

Tight end Dallas Goedert<\/a><\/p>\n

The Eagles chose not to extend Goedert last offseason when he wanted a new contract, instead making him take a pay cut to return this season. After a season in which he scored an Eagles\u2019 TE record-11 touchdowns \u2014 plus, another on Sunday \u2014 the 31-year-old could be a sought-after free agent.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia could sign or draft Goedert\u2019s replacement this offseason, and that player won\u2019t be as productive. Of course, the Eagles would miss Goedert in the short term, especially his red-zone production, but they have to save money to extend their younger players and newly acquired edge rusher Jaelan Phillips. <\/p>\n

Linebacker Nakobe Dean<\/a><\/p>\n

Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, general manager Howie Roseman and coach Nick Sirianni have each expressed admiration for Dean over the years, praising his leadership and impact on the defense\u2019s success, so he won\u2019t be an easy player to let go. Once Dean re-entered the starting lineup in late October, two weeks after getting cleared from last season\u2019s knee injury, the Eagles\u2019 defense went from mediocre to elite. He recorded 49 tackles and four sacks in eight starts, which fortified the run defense and sparked the pass rush.<\/p>\n

Typically, the Eagles re-sign players of Dean\u2019s caliber, especially those with his age profile (25, turning 26), but it doesn\u2019t make sense to bring him back because they have first-round linebacker Jihaad Campbell waiting. Campbell has played well this season and offers more long-term upside than Dean.<\/p>\n

Kicker Jake Elliott<\/a><\/p>\n

Elliott made both field goals after missing an extra point in the first quarter against the 49ers, but that one point made all the difference. On the final drive, Philadelphia could have kicked a game-tying field goal if Elliott didn\u2019t miss the PAT.<\/p>\n

Over the last two years, Elliott has been one of the league\u2019s worst kickers. He only made 20 of his 27 field-goal attempts this season.<\/p>\n

The Eagles will take on $11 million of dead money if they release Elliott before June 1, according to OTC<\/a>. They could move on from Elliott at the beginning of the offseason or bring in competition during training camp to compete with him for the starting job next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHILADELPHIA \u2014 The Eagles\u2019 season ended on Sunday in an ugly 23-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":402877,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[349,99],"class_list":["post-402876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}