Kellen Moore-Saints Buzz Giving Eagles Fans Jonathan Gannon Flashbacks
By Jovan Alford
The Philadelphia Eagles are going back to the Super Bowl for the second time in the last three years after defeating the Washington Commanders 55-23 in the NFC title game.
The Eagles will look to finish the job when they play the Kansas City Chiefs in a rematch of Super Bowl LVII, which the Chiefs won 38-35. Eagles fans remember that Super Bowl matchup for several reasons, some bad and some good.
The bad involved then-defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon, who was deep in talks with the Arizona Cardinals about the head coaching position. Arizona reportedly had a phone call with Gannon days after Philly won the NFC Championship, which led to the Cards hiring the former Eagles DC as their head coach.
That decision by the Cardinals caused a tampering investigation, which involved draft picks being traded by the two teams. However, that didn’t make Eagles fans feel better as they felt Gannon cost them a chance at the Super Bowl title.
Fast forward two years later and Eagles fans hope the same situation doesn’t happen again, this time with offensive coordinator Kellen Moore.
Moore is reportedly a lead candidate for the New Orleans Saints head coaching vacancy after former Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy decided he’s no longer planning to coach in 2025, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
When this news broke about McCarthy on Tuesday night, Eagles fans immediately got nervous, remembering what happened the last time with Gannon.
However, New Orleans has also had second interviews with Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver and New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka, so it’s not set that Moore will be the guy.
If the Eagles’ offense starts slow against the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, some fans will claim that Moore is more worried about the potential Saints’ job and not the current task at hand. However, that’s a hypothetical scenario Eagles fans don’t want to play out, as Moore is coming off one of his best games as a play-caller in the NFC title game.