The Philadelphia Eagles have interviewed running backs coach Duce Staley for the head coaching position, according to the Eagles' team Twitter account. The Eagles shockingly fired head coach Chip Kelly on Tuesday and are already in the process of looking for their next head coach.
The Eagles are currently 6-9 on the year and face the New York Giants on Sunday. The loser of Sunday's matchup will have to play in London in 2016, as the team in the third place in the NFC East has already been schedule for a week seven road game. The Eagles have plenty of questions going into the offseason, and the biggest may be quarterback Sam Bradford's future with the team.
Bradford will become an unrestricted free agent following the 2015 season, and his future in Philadelphia could be tied to whoever is their next head coach. Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie leads the search committee for the 23rd head coach in the history of the Philadelphia Eagles, and president Don Smolenski and vice president of player personnel Howie Roseman will also be involved in the search for their next head coach.
No information regarding Staley's interview has been released other than that it happened on Friday, and it will be interesting to see if the Eagles decide to look within their own organization. Staley has been with the Eagles coaching staff since 2010 and was promoted to running backs coach in 2013. Staley is considered a favorite of Lurie and had played for the Eagles from 1997 to 2003. The interview also helps the organization meet the NFL's Rooney Rule, which mandates that NFL team interview minority candidates before completing the hiring process.
Lurie has not ruled out offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur, who is serving as the interim head coach this weekend, and it could take some time before the Eagles decide who their next head coach will be.
