JUST IN: The Philadelphia Eagles have hired Sean Desai as their new defensive coordinator, the team announced Tuesday.
Desai, 39, was the Chicago Bears' defensive coordinator in 2021 before becoming an associate head coach and defensive assistant for the Seattle Seahawks this past season. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said there's "no doubt" Desai has the characteristics to be a successful defensive coordinator.
"He's really a brilliant football guy," Carroll said while addressing reporters at the combine in Indianapolis Tuesday. "The information that he holds, his access to information, is really special."Desai has ties to Philadelphia. He attended and got his coaching start at Temple, where he served as a special teams and defensive coach.
His first NFL coaching job was with Chicago , where he started as a quality control coach before being promoted to safeties coach and then defensive coordinator. He studied under Vic Fangio, who was a consultant for Philadelphia this past season before taking a job as the Miami Dolphins' defensive coordinator.
Another top candidate for the defensive coordinator post was Eagles defensive backs coach/defensive passing game coordinator Dennard Wilson.
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