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Nick Sirianni’s Future In Philadelphia In Serious Jeopardy – New Job Opportunity Emerges

This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.

Nick Sirianni at a press conference.
Nick Sirianni. Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

The 2026 NFL season hasn’t even started, and people are already floating Nick Sirianni for a different head coaching job next year. It’s an unusual amount of speculation for a coach who’s still under contract and coming off another playoff appearance.

On Thursday’s episode of “First Things First,” FS1 analyst Nick Wright predicted that Sirianni won’t return to Philadelphia in 2027.

Why Nick Sirianni Is Already Facing Job Speculation

Nov 28, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni reacts during the second quarter of the game against the Chicago Bears at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Wright specifically floated the Cincinnati Bengals as a landing spot, arguing that if Zac Taylor misses the playoffs for a fourth straight season, ownership will have no choice but to move on.

“The head coach of the 2027 Bengals will be Nick Sirianni,” Wright said. “Sirianni won’t be back in Philadelphia next year. If the Bengals miss the playoffs, they’re firing Zac Taylor. That button has to be pushed. The Bengals wouldn’t want to roll the dice with a first-time head coach again, and the guy [Sirianni] has won a Super Bowl.”

It’s not the first time Sirianni’s job security has come into question, either. Fans speculated about his future in Philadelphia earlier this year after some cryptic comments from a national reporter, even though the Eagles never seriously considered moving on. Add in the fallout from Sirianni’s public comments about A.J. Brown following the receiver’s trade to New England, and it’s clear tension has followed the coach for much of the offseason.

Nick Sirianni’s Pressure-Filled Season Ahead

Nick Sirianni on sideline
Nick Sirianni (Photo via Imagn Images)

Sirianni owns a 59-26 regular-season record since taking over in 2021, and he’s led the Eagles to two Super Bowl appearances, including a win over the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. Still, last season’s locker room turmoil involving A.J. Brown, Jalen Hurts, and Philadelphia’s offense means Sirianni needs to prove he can get that unit back on track.

Sirianni is currently working under a contract extension the Eagles handed him after their Super Bowl run, and by most reports, his current salary sits in the middle tier of NFL head coaches. That financial detail matters here — teams rarely make a serious run at a sitting head coach unless there’s a clear buyout path or a natural end to his deal, which adds some skepticism to Wright’s timeline.

Meanwhile, the team Wright thinks could eventually pursue Sirianni is dealing with its own frustration. Quarterback Joe Burrow told reporters, according to ESPN, that something has to change after another disappointing finish, and receiver Ja’Marr Chase echoed that sentiment.

For now, Sirianni remains the Eagles’ head coach, and nothing suggests that will change before the 2026 season even kicks off. But the fact that his name is already circulating for other jobs shows just how much scrutiny follows every move he makes.

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