The Philadelphia Eagles have a new linebackers coach.
And it is not Matt Patricia despite a report suggesting the New England Patriots assistant was in consideration for the job.
The job previously held by Nick Rallis is instead going to D.J. Eliot, who was the Temple Owls’ defensive coordinator in 2022.
Though he never overlapped with Eliot, new Eagles defensive coordinator Sean Desai obviously has ties to Temple. One would think he may still have connections to the football program that had good things to say about Eliot.
Here’s another connection related to Nick Sirianni:
Sirianni and Eliot have a mutual connection in Klayton Adams.