Kevin Patullo is heading south. After a tough year as the Eagles’ offensive coordinator, he’s joining Jeff Hafley’s new-look Dolphins staff as the passing game coordinator, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
It’s a fresh start for Patullo, who spent the past five seasons in Philadelphia - four as the passing game coordinator and one as the OC and play caller. That final season didn’t go as planned.
The Eagles’ offense sputtered, finishing 24th in total offense, 23rd in passing, and near the bottom of the league in key metrics like third-down conversions, first downs, and scoring. They were held to 20 points or fewer in 10 games - the most for the franchise since 2012.
That kind of offensive regression was hard to ignore, and two days after the season ended, the team made it official: Patullo was out as coordinator.
To be clear, the Eagles didn’t push him out the door entirely. They reportedly offered him a different role on Nick Sirianni’s offensive staff, but Patullo opted for a clean slate in Miami, where he’ll work under Hafley and offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik - the same Slowik the Eagles interviewed for Patullo’s job before hiring Sean Mannion instead.
For Patullo, 44, this move continues a coaching journey that’s taken him through several NFL stops: Kansas City, Buffalo, Tennessee, the Jets, and Indianapolis, where he worked alongside Sirianni under Frank Reich from 2018 to 2020. Now, he joins a Dolphins team with real questions at quarterback and a lot to figure out before Week 1.
Tua Tagovailoa, once the centerpiece of Miami’s offense, is not expected back. The Dolphins closed out the 2025 season with former seventh-round pick Quinn Ewers under center, and also had Zach Wilson - the former No. 2 overall pick - on the roster, though he’s set to hit free agency this spring.
So Patullo walks into a passing game room that’s talented but unsettled. His job?
Help bring structure, identity, and efficiency to a unit that could look very different depending on who’s under center.
Interestingly, Patullo and Hafley have never worked together before, though both are North Jersey natives and came up around the same time - Hafley graduated from Pascack Hills High in 1997, Patullo from Hillsborough a year later. Now, they’ll team up in Miami, tasked with building out a staff that can get the Dolphins back into playoff contention.
Back in Philadelphia, the coaching turnover has been significant. Patullo is the fifth member of the 2025 Eagles coaching staff to move on. Offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland stepped away, tight ends coach Jason Michael was replaced by Ryan Mahaffey (who’s also taking over Stoutland’s run game coordinator duties), defensive backs coach Christian Parker took a coordinator job with the Cowboys, and defensive assistant Tyler Yelk left for a college gig at Nebraska.
Sean Mannion, the former Packers quarterbacks coach, now steps into the OC role - making him Jalen Hurts’ fifth offensive coordinator and seventh play caller since turning pro. It’s another chapter in what’s become a revolving door of offensive leadership in Philly.
As for who’s staying, running backs coach Jemal Singleton and wide receivers coach Aaron Moorehead are expected to return. Parks Frazier, who held the passing game coordinator title before Patullo, is also likely to remain on staff in a new capacity. The status of quarterbacks coach Scot Loeffler, however, remains unclear.
So, Kevin Patullo gets a new opportunity, the Dolphins add another experienced offensive mind, and the Eagles continue reshaping their coaching staff in a pivotal offseason. The next few months will tell us whether these moves are the start of a turnaround - or just more change for the sake of change.