The Eagles made a number of coaching and personnel changes on Monday, announcing a total of 15 changes to both their coaching staff and front office.
On the coaching staff, the Eagles made 10 changes:
Phillip Daniels promoted to defensive line coach
Carson Walch promoted to wide receivers coach
Mike Bartrum hired as assistant tight ends coach
Matthew Harper named assistant wide receivers coach
Roy Istvan hired as assistant offensive line coach
T.J. Paganetti named assistant running backs coach
Luke Thompson hired as assistant special teams coach
Matt Burke hired as defensive special assistant
G.J. Kinne hired as offensive special projects
Joe Pannunzio hired as director of team development
The team hasmade five promotions and hires within football operations:
Andrew Berry hired as vice president of football operations
Greg Delimitros promoted to vice president of equipment operations
Patrick Dolan promoted to vice president of football technology
Jon Ferrari promoted to vice president of football operations and compliance
Jeremiah Washburn hired as advanced projects coordinator
Here is some more information on all of the new faces, via the team's official press release:
Phillip Daniels – Defensive Line Coach
Phillip Daniels was originally hired by the Eagles during the 2016 offseason as the team's defensive quality control/assistant defensive line coach and now takes over as the team's defensive line coach. A 15-year NFL veteran, Daniels entered the NFL as a fourth-round selection by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1996 NFL Draft. He played four seasons with the Seahawks (1996-99), four seasons with the Chicago Bears (2000- 03) and seven seasons with the Redskins (2004-10). In 201 career games (167 starts), Daniels totaled 512 tackles (390 solo), 62.0 sacks, one interception, 51 passes defensed, 15 forced fumbles and 12 fumble recoveries.
Carson Walch – Wide Receivers Coach
Carson Walch joined the Eagles coaching staff during the 2018 offseason as assistant wide receivers coach and has now been promoted to wide receivers coach. From 2013-14, Walch served as an offensive quality control coach with the Chicago Bears, where he worked with current Eagles offensive coordinator and former Bears wide receivers coach Mike Groh. Prior to his return to the NFL with the Eagles in 2018, Walch spent two seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) as offensive coordinator/receivers coach (2017) and receivers/passing game coordinator (2016).
Mike Bartrum – Assistant Tight Ends Coach
Mike Bartrum played for the Eagles from 2000-2006 as a tight end and long snapper and returns to Philadelphia as the team's assistant tight ends coach. Most recently, Bartrum served as the head football coach at Meigs High School in Pomeroy, OH.
Matthew Harper – Assistant Wide Receivers Coach
Matthew Harper originally joined the Eagles coaching staff in 2013 and has spent the majority of his tenure with the club as the assistant special teams coach (2013-14 and 2016-18). Harper will now serve as the team's assistant wide receivers coach. During Harper's time working with Philadelphia's special teams, the Eagles have fielded some of the top units and individual specialists in the NFL. In 2018, first-year punter Cameron Johnston set single-season franchise records in gross (48.15) and net averages (42.7), while ranking third and fourth in the NFL, respectively, in both categories. In 2017, rookie kicker Jake Elliott enjoyed a historic rookie campaign, kicking the longest regular-season (61 yards vs. NYG in Week 3) and postseason FGs (53 yards in the Divisional Round vs. Atl.) in franchise and NFL rookie history.
Roy Istvan – Assistant Offensive Line Coach
Roy Istvan joins the Eagles from Keiser University, where he served as the Seahawks assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach during the school's inaugural football season in 2018. Prior to his year at Keiser, Istvan coached the offensive line at the University of Rhode Island from 2008-13 and took on the added responsibility of offensive coordinator during his final three seasons. Istvan joined the Rhode Island coaching staff after a five-year stint with the University of Buffalo. During his first three years with the Bulls, he worked as the team's run game coordinator/offensive line coach prior to serving as offensive coordinator from 2004-05.
T.J. Paganetti – Assistant Running Backs Coach
T.J. Paganetti enters his third season on Philadelphia's coaching staff and his first as the team's assistant running backs coach. Paganetti originally joined the organization in 2013 as an analyst working with the offense and quarterbacks. He re-joined the team in 2017 as the offensive quality control/assistant offensive line coach and served in that role for the last two seasons.
Luke Thompson – Assistant Special Teams Coach
Luke Thompson joins the Eagles coaching staff from Lafayette College where he served as the Leopards' defensive coordinator and linebackers coach from 2017-18. In his first season with Lafayette, Thompson helped the defense average 15.8 points against per game in Patriot League play, which was a significant improvement from the team's 37.3 points against per game average that they surrendered in league play in 2016. Additionally, the Leopards ranked first in the Patriot League in takeaways in 2017, after finishing last in the category in 2016.
Matt Burke – Defensive Special Assistant
Matt Burke brings 15 years of NFL coaching experience to the Philadelphia Eagles and most recently served as the defensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins from 2017-18. Burke originally joined the Dolphins staff as the team's linebackers coach in 2016 after spending the previous two seasons coaching linebackers for the Cincinnati Bengals (2014-15). Prior to his stints in Miami and Cincinnati, Burke coached linebackers for the Detroit Lions from 2009-13 under current Eagles defensive coordinator and former Lions head coach Jim Schwartz. Burke began his NFL coaching career with the Tennessee Titans in 2004 and spent the next five years working under Schwartz, who served as the Titans defensive coordinator from 2001-08.
G.J. Kinne – Offensive Special Projects
G.J. Kinne entered the NFL in 2012 as an undrafted free agent quarterback with the New York Jets. Kinne held stints on the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad between 2013-15 both as a quarterback and a wide receiver. Following his playing career, Kinne served as a graduate assistant at SMU in 2017 and an offensive analyst at the University of Arkansas in 2018.
Joe Pannunzio – Director of Team Development
Joe Pannunzio originally joined the Philadelphia Eagles in 2015 as the team's director of personnel operations and spent two seasons in that role before departing to be the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at the University of Alabama. He returns to the Eagles coaching staff as the director of team development.
Andrew Berry – Vice President of Football Operations
Andrew Berry has been hired as the vice president of football operations and joins the Eagles front office from the Cleveland Browns where he served as vice president of player personnel from 2016-18. Prior to his time with the Browns, Berry worked for the Indianapolis Colts for seven years (2009-15). He was originally hired by Indianapolis as a scouting assistant and was promoted to pro scout in 2011. One year later, he was elevated to pro scouting coordinator and served in that role for his final four seasons with the club. During Berry's tenure in Indianapolis, the Colts won four AFC South titles, made five postseason appearances and advanced to Super Bowl XLIV.
Greg Delimitros – Vice President of Equipment Operations
Greg Delimitros enters his 16th season with the Eagles and has been promoted to vice president of equipment operations. Delimitros originally joined the Eagles in 2004 as the team's assistant equipment manager and was named head equipment manager in 2012. After three seasons in that role, Delimitros was promoted to director of equipment operations in 2015.
Patrick Dolan – Vice President of Football Technology
Patrick Dolan, who enters his 30th season in the NFL and his seventh in Philadelphia, has been promoted to vice president of football technology. Dolan originally joined the Eagles front office as the director of football technology in 2013 and is responsible for overseeing the video department and maximizing the football technologies used by the coaches, players and personnel departments on a day-to-day basis.
Jon Ferrari – Vice President of Football Operations and Compliance
Jon Ferrari has been promoted to vice president of football operations and compliance. He originally joined the organization in 2016 as the manager of football compliance. Prior to his time with the Eagles, Ferrari worked at the NFL league office from 2007-16. During his time with the league, Ferrari worked with the NFL Management Council, including the final six years as the manager of labor operations.
Jeremiah Washburn – Advanced Projects Coordinator
Jeremiah Washburn joins the Eagles football operations department as advanced projects coordinator. Washburn originally entered the NFL in 2002 as a football operations assistant with the Carolina Panthers. During his 17 years in the league, Washburn has worked both as an offensive line coach and a scout, most recently serving as the Miami Dolphins offensive line coach in 2018.
