Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore may be offered the job “barring any unexpected developments” after Sunday’s Super Bowl, according to ESPN.
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints may have decided who their next head coach is — and he’s playing a role in Super Bowl LIX.
Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore may be offered the job “barring any unexpected developments” after Sunday’s game, according to ESPN.
The Saints are the last team looking for a head coach, and Moore was likely their top candidate. He was the only named candidate in their search who couldn’t be hired yet because of his role in the upcoming Super Bowl.
Last week, all other candidates in the running for the position were told the team was moving in another direction, according to The Athletic. They report that the other candidates included New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver.
Moore is a former backup quarterback who played behind Dak Prescott in Dallas in 2017 before becoming his position coach the next year. This season, he directed an Eagles offense that featured Saquon Barkley as the ninth running back in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards.
During the regular season, the Eagles ranked eighth in the NFL offensively (367.2 yards per game), but gained most of their yards on the ground. Philadelphia ranked second in rushing (179.3 ypg) and 29th in passing (187.9 ypg).
If he does wind up working in New Orleans, he’d take over an offense starring dynamic running back Alvin Kamara. His quarterback could be Derek Carr, against whom he once played in college when Moore was at Boise State and Carr was with Fresno State.
Moore hasn’t had extensive experience in New Orleans but has a relationship with the family of Archie Manning from his days at the Manning Passing Academy in Thibodaux, Louisiana, which he called an “awesome experience.”
Whenever he winds up being a head coach, Moore said he would expect to continue to be the primary play-caller for the offense.
“Certainly it’s a passion of mine, something that had gotten me to this place,” he said. “You hate to stop doing what you love as you go through this journey.”