On Saturday, we took a look at all the former Eagles players on playoff rosters.
The number of former Eagles coaches in the postseason this year is even more impressive.
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Seven of the 14 head coaches in the playoffs are former Eagles coaches — four of them were here together the first few years of Andy Reid’s coaching tenure — and more than two dozen others with Eagles ties are assistants or trainers with 2020 playoff teams.
Let’s take a look!
Colts
Head coach Frank Reich: Spent 2016 through 2017 as Eagles offensive coordinator. Colts are 28-20 in Reich’s three seasons
NFL
Wide receivers coach Mike Groh: Spent 2017 as Eagles wide receivers coach, 2018 and 2019 as offensive coordinator.
Bills
Head coach Sean McDermott: Spent 1999 through 2010 with the Eagles. Started out as a scouting intern, then coached secondary and linebackers and for two years was defensive coordinator. Bills are 38-26 under McDermott, including franchise-record tying 13 wins this year.
Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier: Was on Andy Reid’s original staff with McDermott. Spent 1999 through 2002 as secondary coach.
Wide receivers coach Chad Hall: Spent 2010 through 2012 with the Eagles.
Rams
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Seahawks
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Buccaneers
Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles: Started 2012 as Eagles’ secondary coach and was promoted to interim defensive coordinator when Juan Castillo was fired. Was Jets head coach from 2015 through 2018 and now in his second year with the Bucs under Bruce Arians, who he played for at Temple.
Washington Football Team
Head coach Ron Rivera: Spent 1999 through 2003 as linebackers coach on Andy Reid’s coaching staff. Washington won NFC East in Rivera’s first year as head coach.
Ravens
Head coach John Harbaugh: Began nine-year career with Eagles as Ray Rhodes’ special teams coach in 1998 and remained under Andy Reid as special teams coach through 2006 and secondary coach in 2007 before he was hired by the Ravens as head coach in 2008. Harbs is 129-79 in 13 years with Ravens, and his .620 winning percentage is 16th-best in NFL history (minimum 100 games coached).
Wide receivers coach and assistant head coach David Culley: Was wide receivers coach for Andy Reid’s entire 14-year tenure here. Also coached under Sean McDermott in Buffalo before joining Harbaugh last year.
Kicking coach Randy Brown: Spent 2004 and 2005 working with Harbaugh with the Eagles. Has been with the Ravens for Harbaugh’s entire 13-year tenure.
Quarterbacks coach James Urban: Began coaching career as a training camp intern at Lehigh in the summer of 2003. Gradually moved up and spent 2009 and 2010 as quarterbacks coach. Was Bengals’ WRs coach 2011 through 2017 before joining Harbaugh as QBs coach in 2018.
Titans
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Bears
Head coach Matt Nagy: Spent 2008 and 2009 as a coaching intern with Eagles, 2010 as a coach’s assistant and 2011 and 2012 as a quality control coach before spending four years on Andy Reid’s Chiefs staff. Now in his third year as head coach of the Bears. Has a 28-20 record with Bears (same as Reich). First coach to lead the Bears to three straight non-losing seasons since Mike Ditka.
Offensive coordinator Bill Lazor: Was Chip Kelly’s quarterbacks coach in 2013, when Nick Foles had his record-setting Pro Bowl season.
Offensive line coach Juan Castillo: Spent 17 years with Eagles, starting out as an offensive assistant and tight ends coach under Ray Rhodes before coaching offensive line from 1998 through 2010. Was defensive coordinator in 2011 and until he was fired in 2012. Spent time with Ravens and Bills before joining Bears this year.
Quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo: Eagles’ quarterbacks coach in 2016 and 2017. Has been with six teams in the last seven years.
Pass rush analyst and assistant linebackers coach Bill Shuey: Coached on both offense and defense under Andy Reid from 2003 through 2010.
Saints
Head coach Sean Payton: Spent the 1997 and 1998 seasons with the Eagles as quarterbacks coach under Ray Rhodes. Has 143-81 record in 15 years with Saints, and his .638 winning percentage is 10th-best in history (minimum 100 games).
Senior defensive assistant Peter Giunta: Was secondary coach for all four years of Rich Kotite’s tenure, 1991 through 1994.
Browns
Offensive line coach Bill Callahan: Coached offensive line under Ray Rhodes from 1995 through 1997. Led Raiders to Super Bowl as head coach in 2002 vs. his one-time Mount Laurel neighbor Jon Gruden’s Bucs.
Assistant offensive line coach Scott Peters: Eagles’ 4th-round draft pick in 2002. Never played for the Eagles.
Director, high performance Shaun Huls: Brought in as director of performance by Chip Kelly remained in that position with the Eagles through last year.
Steelers
Special teams coordinator Danny Smith: Was special teams and secondary coach under Ray Rhodes from 1995 through 1998.
Chiefs
Head coach Andy Reid: Winningest coach in Eagles history with 130-93-1 record from 1999 through 2012. Took Eagles to the playoffs nine times, winning 10 playoff games and reaching Super Bowl in 2004. Ranks 6th in NFL history with 221 wins and 6th with 15 postseason wins.
Assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Dave Toub: Worked under Harbaugh as special teams quality control coach with the Eagles from 2001 through 2003.
Running back Eric Bieniemy: Finished his nine-year NFL career with the Eagles in 1999, playing with Doug Pederson under Reid. Had 12 carries for 75 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes in his only season with the Eagles.
Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo: Started out under Reid in 1999 as a defensive assistant, then coached d-backs from 2001-03 and linebackers from 2004-06.
Quarterbacks coach Mike Kafka: Eagles’ 4th-round pick in 2010. Threw 16 passes in 2011. Has been with Reid since 2017.
Wide receivers coach Greg Lewis: Caught 127 passes for 1,699 yards and seven TDs in six years as an undrafted free agent with the Eagles. Was fired after one year coaching receivers under Doug Pederson with the Eagles in 2016 and has been with Reid since.
Linebackers coach Britt Reid: Spent the summer of 2009 as a training camp coaching intern with the Eagles.
Tight ends coach Tom Melvin: Has been Reid’s tight ends coach for 22 years. First coached with Reid (along with Brad Childress) at Northern Arizona in 1986.
Trainer Rick Burkholder: Has been with Reid since 1999.
Strength and conditioning coordinator Barry Rubin: Spent 2010 through 2012 with Reid in Philly in the same position.
Packers
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