Sean Desai, just let go by the Eagles, would be a great DC.
He has almost no experience outside of being a coffee boy or a safeties coach... He was demoted out of DC for a winning team for being weird, was removed from coaches meetings, and still hung around...
Not a good hire.
Wow - I hadn't read all that. At one point he was in HC job predictions. He must have really lost it.
- (5 years as a QC assistant) 2013-2019, Desai was hired by the Chicago Bears as a quality control assistant.
- (2 years as S coach) 2019 - 2021, Desai was promoted to Bears safeties coaches. (2 years as S coach)
- (3 weeks in the off season as DC) January 22, 2021 - February 11, 2022, Desai was promoted to defensive coordinator, not retained after Matt Nagy firing
- (1 year Associate defensive head coach) February 11, 2022, Desai was hired by the Seattle Seahawks as an Associate Defensive head coach.
- (10 months, Defensive Coordinator) February 28, 2023, Desai was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as their defensive coordinator
Despite the Eagles having a 10–3 record this season, head coach Nick Sirianni announced on December 17, 2023, that senior defensive assistant Matt Patricia would be taking over defensive play-calling from Desai. Desai was then moved to a lesser position in the coaches' box. This decision came after the Eagles' defense allowed 42 and 33 points in consecutive weeks, ranking as the worst third-down defense in the NFL. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Desai did not "carry himself with confidence," and some players started to feel that. Crossing Broad also reported that, following the move, Desai was not part of the team's coaches meetings.
In less than a year in his position, and after losing 6 of their last 7 games, including a Wild Card playoff game, Sirianni fired Desai on January 21, 2024.
Towel boy for 5 years, 2 years as safeties coach, 3 weeks as off season DC, 1 year as assistant to the regional manager, 10 month as Philly DC ending in disaster.