Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is scheduled to fly to Florida for a Sunday meeting with Jeffrey Lurie, while the Eagles continue their search for coaches, Atlético found. McDaniels, 44, would be considered a controversial signing in Philadelphia, due to local disdain for the Patriots and Lurie’s connections to New England.
Perhaps coincidentally, Lurie referred to McDaniels by first name during his virtual press conference after Doug Pederson’s resignation.
“We didn’t know we were going to lose Frank Reich,” said Lurie when asked about being prepared for an unexpected coaching search, “but it suddenly happened when Josh refused that job and started a whole – so you have to be aware. You have to always have your plan ahead so you can move on. “
McDaniels has started recruiting the technical team he hopes to bring to Philadelphia, if hired, according to sources with knowledge of …