The Philadelphia Eagles were ultimately unable to repeat as Super Bowl champions in 2018-19, though the NFC East franchise did surprise some people upon encountering what eventually became a tumultuous campaign. As a result, it appears as though the Eagles are doing a bit of coaching restructuring — especially on defense — en route to reportedly hiring Matt Burke as defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz's top aide.

According to a Tuesday afternoon report from Mike Reiss and Adam Schefter of ESPN, the former Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator is expected to join the Eagles defensive coaching staff beginning next season.

The 42-year-old Burke has made his rounds around the NFL since originally breaking into the league's coaching ranks all the way back in 2004 as an administrative assistant for the Tennessee Titans. Peaking as a defensive quality control coach before leaving the “Music City” for the “Motor City” in 2008, Burke became the Detroit Lions linebackers coach in 2009 before serving in the same role for both the Cincinnati Bengals and Dolphins.

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Burke notably served as Miami's defensive coordinator between 2017 and 2018 and now reportedly finds himself as a defensive assistant en route to the “City of Brotherly Love” for the 2019-20 campaign.

The Eagles came up short against the New Orleans Saints in this year's divisional round of the playoffs. However, Philadelphia — once again under the direction of backup quarterback Nick Foles — did manage to sneak in the “Big Dance” by way of a wild card bid as the rival Dallas Cowboys notably took home the NFC East crown in 2018-19.