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A prominent assistant from the City of Brotherly Love has been beckoned to South Beach.
On Wednesday, the Dolphins announced the acquisition of Kevin Patullo, previously the Eagles’ offensive coordinator, who will now take on the role of passing game coordinator alongside the newly appointed offensive coordinator, Bobby Slowik.
Following a year marked by offensive inconsistency, head coach Nick Sirianni decided to relieve Patullo from his coordinator responsibilities, although he expressed a desire to retain him on the team in a different capacity.
Philadelphia seems to be experiencing a significant coaching turnover, as the team navigates what appears to be a challenging period following a stretch of notable success.
Initially brought on board by Sirianni in 2021, Patullo becomes the fifth coach to depart the team this offseason.
The Eagles also lost important offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland after 13 seasons, during which he helped develop one of the league’s best offensive lines.
Tight ends coach Jason Michael, defensive backs coach Christian Parker and defensive assistant Tyler Yelk have also all exited.
For the Dolphins, Patullo will work alongside Slowik to resurrect their aerial game after a terrible season by Tua Tagovailoa, who concluded the season by saying it “would be dope” to get a change of scenery.
Tagovailoa was benched for the final three games in favor of former Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers.
The NFL Network has previously reported that it was “unlikely” that Tagovailoa would play again for the Dolphins, though a trade would be extremely tricky given his massive contract.
Tagovailoa has a massive cap hit of $56 million in 2026, after which there’s an out but from the remaining three years and 152 million that remain.
Though there is a massive dead cap number, should any acquiring team look to move off him after this season.
Tagovailoa signed a massive four-year, $212.4 million deal ahead of the 2024 season.