Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is keeping busy between the NFC Championship Game and Super Bowl, having emerged as the strong frontrunner to become the new head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
Per ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, the Eagles are "bracing" to lose Moore to the Saints after the Super Bowl.
It's becoming one of the worst-kept secrets in the NFL that Moore is likely to be hired by the Saints. General manager Mickey Loomis doesn't even seem to be keeping it a secret at this point.
Per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, Loomis informed other candidates on Friday morning he intends to continue discussions with Moore.
Pelissero also noted Moore has been working on starting to build a coaching staff, though he can't officially be hired until after the Super Bowl.
The Saints are believed to have interviewed seven candidates for their head-coaching vacancy. The group includes their interim head coach Darren Rizzi, Mike McCarthy, Joe Brady, Mike Kafka, Anthony Weaver and Aaron Glenn.
Glenn was hired as head coach of the New York Jets. McCarthy withdrew his name from consideration for the Saints job and intends to sit out the 2025 season, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.
If Moore is hired by the Saints, it will mark his first time as a head coach in the NFL. He has had several interviews in recent years, including with the Dallas Cowboys last month before they settled on Brian Schottenheimer.
The 36-year-old Moore has been coaching in the NFL since 2018. He has spent the past two seasons as an offensive coordinator, first with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2023 and now with the Eagles.
Taking on the Saints job will be a monumental task for Moore given how rough their salary-cap outlook is from years of restructuring deals and pushing money into the future with the hope of maintaining contender status.
The Eagles' offense ranked seventh in the NFL with 27.2 points per game this season under Moore. They will take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59 on Feb. 9.
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