Eagles Hire Ryan Mahaffey: What to Know About the New Run Game Coordinator

The Eagles aren't wasting time. Hours after Jeff Stoutland's departure became official, Philadelphia announced the hiring of Ryan Mahaffey as Run Game Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach.

If you're sensing a pattern here—young, ascending coaches with diverse backgrounds—you're paying attention. Mahaffey, 38, joins a staff that now includes 33-year-old OC Sean Mannion and 35-year-old Pass Game Coordinator Josh Grizzard.

Who Is Ryan Mahaffey?

A former NFL fullback, Mahaffey brings one of the most diverse coaching backgrounds you'll find. He's coached tight ends at the college level, served as offensive coordinator at Northern Iowa, and most recently was the wide receivers coach for the Green Bay Packers.

His NFL journey with Green Bay included stints in quality control, assistant offensive line, and wide receivers. That's tight ends, offensive line, AND receivers—the kind of well-rounded experience that makes a coach valuable in understanding how all the pieces fit together.

What This Means for the Staff

This hire likely signals the end for Jason Michael, who has been the tight ends coach throughout the Sirianni era. Michael was particularly close with Dallas Goedert—and if you needed another sign that Goedert might be on his way out, this is it.

The offensive staff overhaul is now approaching Chip Kelly-era levels of change. New OC, new pass game coordinator, new run game coordinator, new tight ends coach, and still needing an offensive line coach and quarterbacks coach.

The Title vs. Reality

Here's the thing about 'Run Game Coordinator'—it sounds more important than it often is. Sean Mannion will be doing the heavy lifting on actual play design. Mahaffey's role will be contributing concepts that get folded into the game plan, not calling the shots.

That's not a knock on Mahaffey—it's how every NFL offense works. The coordinator and head coach have the pencil. Everyone else is contributing ideas up the chain.

The Eagles are going young and hungry. Whether that translates to innovation or growing pains remains to be seen.