The Philadelphia Eagles have apparently narrowed the franchise's head coaching search down to just two candidates. Team owner Jeffrey Lurie will reportedly be choosing between Josh McDaniels and Duce Staley, with the latter seemingly receiving some early support from members of the organization both past and present.

Per Howard Eskin of WTXF-TV Fox 29 on Radio.com:

“I hear it is most likely going to come down to Josh McDaniels or Duce Staley. The reason that I believe that is what I hear is Howie (Roseman) really likes Josh McDaniels…Jeffrey Lurie not quite at that point and the interview with Duce Staley, from what I was told, really went well. Jeffrey Lurie has also received quite a few text messages from players who are in support of Duce Staley.”

The Eagles previously elected to part ways with former head coach Doug Pederson, who notably led the NFC East franchise to its only Super Bowl title. Pederson lasted just four seasons in Philadelphia before being fired at the end of the 2020 campaign–one that Philly and the team's fan base would surely like to forget quickly.

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On the other hand, the aforementioned Josh McDaniels currently serves as the offensive coordinator of the heralded New England Patriots. McDaniels previously served as the head coach of the Denver Broncos as well, though the longtime Patriots assistant is still allegedly next in line to ultimately replace the legendary Bill Belichick.

With that in mind, perhaps the eventual hiring of Duce Staley seems a bit more likely at this point, especially with the support of those throughout the Eagles organization.

Staley, a former Eagles running back himself, has served as a coach with the team since 2011. First a special teams quality control coach, he then became the team's running backs coach in 2013, a role in which he has remained since.