PHILADELPHIA – Bobby King is expected to be the new Philadelphia Eagles linebackers coach after a search that featured some bigger and more accomplished names, including former defensive coordinators Joe Barry and Mike Caldwell.
The prevailing thought was that new Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio would be able to put together a more accomplished staff due to his reputation as the Godfather of modern NFL defense.
That sentiment held with hires like Clint Hurtt, who will be handling the defensive line after finishing up a run as Seattle’s DC, and Christian Parker, a 32-year-old future coaching star who will help in the secondary and got interviews for DC jobs with Green Bay and New England during this hiring cycle.
It’s conceivable that King, who spent the past two seasons mentoring inside linebackers in Tennessee, was Fangio’s first choice all along but unlikely.
Barry, the ex-DC in Green Bay, took the job of linebackers/run game coordinator in Miami under Dolphins rookie coordinator Anthony Weaver, who took over for Fangio down in South Florida while Caldwell, a former Eagles’ LB and assistant before peaking as Doug Pederson’s defensive coordinator in Jacksonville, got the same title as Barry with young Las Vegas coach Antonio Pierce.
Another potential candidate, Anthony Campanile – Fangio’s LBs coach in Miami last season – got that same gig with the Packers.
King, meanwhile, doesn’t even have a history with Fangio and his only obvious connection with the Eagles is being a colleague with head coach Nick Sirianni in San Diego back in 2014-2016.
