Nick Sirianni’s name is already floating into another NFL job conversation, and it’s coming from a place you wouldn’t expect this early: a prediction that he won’t be in Philadelphia much longer.
On Thursday’s episode of “First Things First” on FS1, Nick Wright said he believes Sirianni will be coaching the Cincinnati Bengals next fall. Wright’s reasoning starts with the idea that Zac Taylor could be out if Cincinnati misses the playoffs for a fourth straight season.
“The head coach of the 2027 Bengals will be Nick Sirianni,” Wright said. “Sirianni won’t be back in Philadelphia next year.
If the Bengals miss the playoffs, they’re firing Zac Taylor. That button has to be pushed.
The Bengals wouldn’t want to roll the dice with a first-time head coach again, and the guy [Sirianni] has won a Super Bowl.”
It’s a striking prediction considering Sirianni has been the Eagles’ head coach since 2021 and has gone 59-26 while reaching two Super Bowls. He’s also just two years removed from leading Philadelphia to a dominant win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. And while he’s never missed the playoffs, there’s still pressure heading into this season.
That pressure comes from what went down last year. The Eagles had plenty of turmoil behind the scenes involving A.J. Brown, Jalen Hurts and the offense, and Sirianni now has to show he can get that group back on track.
Wright’s Bengals theory also lines up with the frustration that surfaced at the end of the 2025 season. Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase both made it clear they were fed up with the team’s playoff drought.
“We don’t want to be in the spot we are in now, so something’s got to change,” Burrow told reporters, via ESPN. “Whether it’s players we have continuing to improve and get better and play championship-caliber football or bringing in guys that will or whatever it may be. Obviously, something has to [change].”
Chase was just as direct.
“I can’t really say or put an emphasis on what needs to be changed because it’s not my role, but it’s pretty obvious on what issues need to be changed.”
Whether Cincinnati actually gets there is the open question. But if the Bengals keep stumbling, Sirianni’s name is already one to watch.
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