Report: Eagles QB coach Doug Nussmeier leaving to become Saints offensive coordinator
Nussmeier, who coached Eagles quarterbacks in 2024, will rejoin Kellen Moore, who he has worked with in three previous NFL stops.
The Eagles have another coaching position to fill. Doug Nussmeier reportedly is following Kellen Moore to the New Orleans Saints to become their offensive coordinator, according to the NFL Network.
Nussmeier, 54, spent the 2024 season coaching Jalen Hurts and the rest of the Eagles quarterbacks. Before arriving in Philadelphia, Nussmeier had worked with the 36-year-old Moore in their previous stops with the Dallas Cowboys (2018-22) and the Los Angeles Chargers (2023).
Moore was the quarterbacks coach (2018) and offensive coordinator (2019-22) in Dallas while Nussmeier held the roles of tight ends coach (2018-19) and quarterbacks coach (2020-22). The duo then departed for the Chargers and continued their respective responsibilities.
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On Feb. 11, the Saints hired Moore as their head coach. Moore has been filling out his staff and reportedly made one of his first key hires in Nussmeier. While he has been an offensive coordinator at the collegiate level, Nussmeier has not held the title in the NFL.
Nussmeier has a number of connections to the Saints and the state of Louisiana. A former left-handed quarterback like Moore, Nussmeier was a fourth-round pick out of Idaho in the 1994 draft by the Saints. He spent four years in New Orleans as a backup. His son, Garrett, is the starting quarterback at LSU.
Nussmeier isn’t the only new reported Saints staffer with an Eagles connection. Moore also reportedly has hired Ted Rath, the Eagles’ director of sports performance from 2020 to 2023, as the Saints’ director of sports science.
The Eagles have been busy identifying replacements among their coaching staff since Moore’s departure. They announced the promotion of Kevin Patullo to offensive coordinator on Wednesday. To fill the vacant passing game coordinator role, the Eagles reportedly are hiring Parks Frazier, who first crossed paths with Patullo and Nick Sirianni when they worked for the Indianapolis Colts.
With Nussmeier’s reported departure, Hurts now will have his fifth different quarterbacks coach in his six seasons with the Eagles.
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