The Philadelphia Eagles haven't chosen a new head coach yet, but their search is reportedly finished, at least for the time being. CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora reported Tuesday afternoon that the Eagles, led by Jeffrey Lurie, don't have any new head coaching interviews lined up. La Canfora also reports that Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator and former Eagles quarterback Doug Pederson "impressed" Lurie, executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman and team president Don Smolenski.
Eagles not planning any more HC interviews as of now. Will regroup after owner's meetings. Pederson among those who impressed them
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) January 12, 2016
To be clear on Eagles, could be second interviews with candidates but was informed nothing was planned with new candidates — Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) January 12, 2016
Of course, La Canfora then clarified that the Eagles could certainly schedule more interviews after the owner's meetings, which is where the league's 31 bosses, minus Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, are currently at. Haslam reportedly stayed away from the owner's meetings, where topics like relocation to Los Angeles is being discussed, in order to focus on his own head coaching search.
For the Eagles, they've officially interviewed just six candidates so far - in-house candidates Duce Staley and Pat Shurmur, freshly-minted Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase, Giants offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo, Pederson, and former Giants head coach Tom Coughlin.
It's worth noting that if the Eagles do decide to hire Pederson, they won't be able to do so until the Chiefs are eliminated from the NFL playoffs. They're set to square off against the New England Patriots this weekend in an AFC divisional round matchup.
The Eagles have not, to this point, showed interest in Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson, who seems to have become the hottest commodity on the head coaching market now that Gase has been snapped up.
