Three Eagles Assistant Coaches Will Reportedly Not Return

FIRST REPORTED BY –

Adam Caplan and Geoff Mosher:

Scoop from me and @caplannfl: #Eagles defensive line coach Chris Wilson’s contract has expired and WR coach Gunter Brewer has been told he can pursue other opportunities. Neither will return to #Eagles in 2019, per team and league sources. Could be more changes coming.

— Geoff Mosher (@GeoffPMosher) January 17, 2019

Confirmed by Zangaro and McLane and others.

There was also this a short time later:

Also from me and @caplannfl: #Eagles assistant offensive line coach Eugene Chung’s contract expired and won’t be back in 2019, per team and league sources.

We’ll cover all the changes and #Eagles offseason in the next @InsideBirds podcast. We record Friday.

— Geoff Mosher (@GeoffPMosher) January 17, 2019

Brewer’s departure is interesting. He’s going to Louisville to become Scott Satterfield’s wide receiver coach. Satterfield is the former Appalachian State coach who is replacing Bobby Petrino, while Brewer spent the last six seasons at UNC, so there’s a North Carolina connection there. Brewer coached Mack Hollins during his time with the Tar Heels but lasted only one season in Philadelphia. I don’t how Brewer was viewed by the Eagles, but some folks have pointed out that Eagles receivers sometimes looked to have trouble getting lined up properly this season. He also had to help Golden Tate figure out the offense on the fly.

The Wilson and Chung news is interesting because both the offensive and defensive lines have been very good over the past few seasons. Wilson had been here since 2016. Chung worked alongside Jeff Stoutland with the O-Line and had also been with the team since 2016, which was his second stint at the NovaCare Complex. He previously was an offensive line assistant from 2010 to 2012.

Doug Pederson confirmed Tuesday that Mike Groh, Jim Schwartz, and Dave Fipp will all return in 2019.