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The Jay Valai Era Appears to Be Over
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Alright, so this is weird.
At the Eagles’ website, Jay Valai was confirmed Thursday as Nick Sirianni’s assistant defensive backs coach. He took the Eagles’ gig after originally committing to a gig with the Houston Cougars, and now apparently he’s on the move AGAIN, leaving Philly for Bama:
Sources: #Alabama is expected to hire Jay Valai, most recently #Eagles cornerbacks coach, as cornerbacks coach. Valai spent last season at #Texas, went briefly to #Houston and then the Eagles, but is set to join Nick Saban's staff as Karl Scott's replacement at CBs.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) February 12, 2021
Valai was most recently with Texas, but was not retained when Tom Herman was canned for Steve Sarkisian.
So if we’re keeping track of this, Valai has essentially agreed to two jobs, then reneged on both jobs, in less than one month.
That is impressive.
We’d like to thank Jay Valai for his time in Philadelphia.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com