PHILADELPHIA — Former New York Jets normal supervisor Joe Douglas is returning to the Philadelphia Eagles in a senior scouting function, a league supply confirmed.
Douglas served because the Eagles’ vp of participant personnel from 2016-19. He helped construct town’s first Tremendous Bowl champion — a squad that overcame the lack of quite a few key starters on account of harm, together with quarterback Carson Wentz, to go 13-3 throughout the common season earlier than knocking off Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Tremendous Bowl LII.
The run of success in Philadelphia led to the Jets hiring him as normal supervisor in 2019.
Douglas spent five-plus seasons in New York. The Jets went 30-64 throughout his tenure, with no successful seasons and no playoff appearances. He was fired final November following a disappointing 3-8 begin to the marketing campaign.
Douglas, 48, began off as a scout for the Baltimore Ravens in 2000 and was a part of two Tremendous Bowl champions throughout his 14-year run there. He spent a yr with the Chicago Bears in 2015 as their director of faculty scouting earlier than leaving for Philadelphia.
The Eagles misplaced two key members of their scouting division to the Las Vegas Raiders this offseason, with senior director of faculty scouting Anthony Patch taking a task as a senior personnel govt whereas senior director of scouting Brandon Hunt left to grow to be the Raiders’ vp of participant personnel.
The Philadelphia Inquirer was first with the information of the Douglas hiring.
