The Eagles, of course, went on to accomplish their primary goal of winning the Super Bowl and then starting the roster-building process just as the NFL's 2025 year began on March 12. But before that, the team attended to some important business: Replacing Offensive Coordinator Kellen Moore, who moved to New Orleans as that team's head coach.
It was a no-brainer for Head Coach Nick Sirianni: He promoted Passing Game Coordinator/Associate Head Coach Kevin Patullo, who has been in lockstep with Sirianni in Philadelphia since arriving together in 2021.
"Very important to the success that we've had. He wears a lot of different hats. Helps me a lot with different head coaching things," Sirianni said. "I can't tell you that I make a decision without saying to Kevin first, 'What do you think?' That's in everything. That's in-game, out of game, with scheduling, that's with offensive stuff, that's with game-management stuff, I lean on him a lot.
"That continuity is really important because he knows what I'm thinking in certain situations, how you want things to be taught, all of those different things, so he's been a great resource for me the entire time, our success this year, but really the success we've had since we've been here. Can't be great without the greatness of others and that is definitely a fact with Kevin Patullo and I trust him with everything. Got a ton of trust and faith with him. He's awesome."
Then it was on to the roster, and Roseman addressed the issues at the top of the list: Taking care of players on the current roster.
That meant new contracts for three All-Pro performers and a Pro Bowl player from the 2024 season: Running back Saquon Barkley, who signed a two-year extension through the 2028 season; linebacker Zack Baun, a highly rated unrestricted free agent who instead inked a three-year contract to stay with the Eagles through 2027; right tackle Lane Johnson, who added a year to his deal and is now under contract in Philadelphia through 2027; and center Cam Jurgens, who has a shiny new contract that keeps him here through the 2029 campaign.
Slam-dunk moves and more roster continuity. For Roseman, getting the ball rolling with Barkley, Baun, Johnson, and Jurgens was ultra-important.
"The first priority is always keeping your own great players, great people, so when we talked about what we wanted to do this offseason, there were a lot of challenges – coming off the Super Bowl, having a lot of free agents, having a lot of young players we would want to extend in the future. But when we looked at those three guys – Saquon and Lane and Zack Baun – difference-making players, difference-making people. It was so important to keep those guys in the building," Roseman said. "They elevated this team to help us win another Championship. They were huge pieces. They earned those deals."
More on the idea of "taking care of your own" for the Eagles: The team exercised the fifth-year option of defensive tackle Jordan Davis – the team's first-round draft pick in 2022 – for the 2026 NFL season and signed Sirianni to a new contract after his four playoff seasons that include two Super Bowl appearances and one World Championship.
Mission accomplished, then: The Eagles executed their vision of extending key players and coaches and moved into the full-time process of adding new talent to an already outstanding Championship roster.
Part 2 of the series: NFL free agency, coming Sunday, July 6