Sirianni and Roseman spoke publicly on losing Jeff Stoutland for the first time at the Draft Combine

Jeff Stoutland is gone after 13 years, and by all accounts the Eagles didn’t want it to go down that way. Nick Sirianni and Howie Roseman addressed the media ahead of the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, and for the first time publicly, both men talked about losing one of the best offensive line coaches in the history of this franchise.

Nick Sirianni on Jeff Stoutland

Sirianni was asked directly what happened and punted it back to Stout, which is probably the right move. Not his story to tell. But the appreciation was genuine, and you could hear it. He called Jeff Stoutland “a huge, important piece of the puzzle” and confirmed the Eagles wanted him to stay and be part of whatever this next chapter looks like.

He even stumbled over his own words trying to describe the rebuild, catching himself mid-sentence before landing on “reclassification.”

Sure, Nick. We’ll go with reclassification.

There were reports that Stoutland had some of his run game responsibilities stripped late in the season as the offense struggled. Sirianni didn’t want to get into specifics there, but acknowledged that things became more of a full-group effort on the ground game rather than the usual run pod and pass pod structure.

Whether that friction played a role in Stout ultimately walking away, we may never get the full picture. The head coach kept it diplomatic and moved on.

Howie on Jeff Stoutland

Roseman was a little more open about how much this one stings. He made a point of saying “not was, I am to Stout,” correcting himself in real time about the friendship being past tense. That’s a small thing but it says a lot.

He called Jeff Stoutland a Hall of Fame assistant coach, talked about having fifty stories from their draft process together, and made clear that the relationship doesn’t end because the professional one did.

Howie also addressed how the Eagles will evaluate offensive linemen going forward without Stoutland’s input shaping the process.

He mentioned Howard Mudd by name as another influence on how he learned to value the position, and he pushed back on any idea that the OL room losing multiple coaches this offseason changes how much they prioritize building up front. That’s been a core philosophy here for years and he’s not walking away from it now.

On depth, Roseman was straightforward: they want ten guys in that room who can come in and hold things together if starters go down. Last season proved what happens when you don’t have that.

The goal isn’t to find ten Lane Johnsons. It’s to find guys capable of keeping you competitive when the injury report gets ugly, which it always does eventually.

The Eagles now hand things over to new offensive line coach Chris Kuper and run game coordinator Ryan Mahaffey, who will be working within whatever Sean Mannion is building offensively. A lot of new voices in a room that used to have one very dominant one.

We’ll see how it comes together.

Jeff Stoutland earned every kind word he’s getting on the way out. Thirteen years, multiple Super Bowl appearances, and a line that was legitimately elite for a long stretch of that run.

Whatever the circumstances, the man did his job.

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