PHILADELPHIA -- The Eagles have hired former Detroit Lions head coach and New England Patriots assistant Matt Patricia as a senior defensive assistant, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Coach Nick Sirianni said during a news conference Thursday that it was "trending" in the direction of Patricia being hired.
"Obviously his résumé speaks for itself. It gives you a great mind in there that's done it at the highest level," Sirianni said. "It gives you great ability to bounce ideas off of with the defensive staff, and also gives me another former head coach that I can bounce ideas off of as well with things which I think would be very helpful.