This change is not an absolute surprise: Kellen Moore gives up his post as an offense coordinator at Super-Bowl winner Philadelphia Eagles and for the first time hires as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL)-at the New Orleans Saints.
It has been speculated for a long time. Now the farewell to offensive coordinator Kellen Moore from the Philadelphia Eagles is certain.
The 36-year-old will leave the new Super Bowl winner and hire as a head coach at the New Orleans Saints.
The official confirmation on the part of the franchise from Louisiana took place on Tuesday evening (CEZ). Already in the late afternoon, the well-informed NFL reporters Adam Schefter from “ESPN” and Jordan Schultz from “Fox News” Moores change to the Saints had announced.
The change was the “expected step after Moore contributed to leading Philly to victory in the Super Bowl,” said Schultz. It is still unclear who will inherit Moore as an offensive coordinator of the Eagles.
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The former NFL quarters back had only signed in Philadelphia in February last year. With the surprisingly clear 40:22 success against defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, Moore, at the Super Bowl Lix on Sunday alongside head coach Nick Sirianni, was the greatest success of his previous career.
It was not least in the NFC Championship Game on January 26, in which the later NFL champion defeated the Washington Commanders with 55:23-and thus a new NFL point record for 2018 set up a championship game.
Before moving to the Eagles, Moore had already worked as a quarterback coach (2018) and as an offensive coordinator (2019 from 2022) at the Dallas Cowboys.
He had played for the Texans from 2015 to the end of his player career in 2017.
In the NFL-Season 2023, Moore had the role of the OC at the Los Angeles Chargers. So now his first stop is imminent as a head coach, which should be anything but easy. The 2009 Super Bowl winner has always missed the playoff qualification in the past four seasons.