They could have leaked word to the usual national guys that Sirianni will definitely be back in 2024. They could have given him a relatively meaningless but symbolically significant contract extension. They could have had Jeff Lurie or Howie Roseman appear on one of the network shows to laugh off the notion that the Eagles might get rid of Sirianni if things donβt go well in Tampa. They could have done a number of things toAnd to get a sense of how unusual this whole situation is, consider this: No coach in NFL history has been fired after reaching a Super Bowl one year and then returning to the playoffs the next year.
The only coach whoβs been fired a year after a Super Bowl appearance is Bill Callahan, who took the Raiders to the Super Bowl in 2002 β they lost to his Mount Laurel neighbor and former Eagles colleague Jon Gruden β and was fired a year later after a 4-12 season.
Three coaches left two years after reaching a Super Bowl β Forrest Gregg with the Bengals in 1983, Jim Caldwell with the Colts in 2011 and Jim Harbaugh with the 49ers in 2014. But Gregg left voluntarily to become head coach of the Packers, the team he was a Hall of Fame tackle with. Harbaughβs firing had nothing to do with football and was more a result of his fractured relationship with general manager Trent Baalke and owner Jed York. Caldwell was fired after the Colts went 2-14 in 2011.
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