February 7, 2024   2 MIN READ

Tanney Rejoins Steichen

Former Birds QBs Coach To Indy

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Alex Tanney, who was a first-time position coach last year as Eagles quarterbacks coach, has already found a new home.

Tanney will be joining the Colts’ offensive staff, per an ESPN report. The report didn’t cite Tanney’s job title.

Alex Tanney

GETTY IMAGES: Out after 1 year as QBs coach, Alex Tanney is reuniting with Shane Steichen in Indianapolis.

The move again reunites Tanney – once a rising Eagles assistant who the team frequently touted – with Shane Steichen, former Eagles offensive coordinator who became Colts head coach last year and guided Indianapolis to a 9-8 record despite losing starting quarterback Anthony Richardson earlier in the season.

Tanney, a former NFL journeyman quarterback, played for the Browns in 2013 when Steichen was an offensive quality control coach with the team.

Tanney, who joined the Eagles as an offensive quality control coach in 2021, moved into the quarterbacks coach role before the 2023 season as the team replaced Steichen with Brian Johnson, who was the quarterbacks coach.

But after this past season’s 1-6 finish, including a 32-9 loss to the Bucs in an NFC Wild Card game, the team cleaned house at the coordinator level, firing Johnson and defensive coordinator Sean Desai and replacing them with Kellen Moore and Vic Fangio, respectively.

Both Moore and Fangio have since brought in their own coaches to fill out the staff, leading to major turnover. Moore is bringing in close associate Doug Nussmeier to coach quarterbacks.

At the NFL Scouting Combine last year, Steichen said Tanney was “second to none” in terms of preparation and detail.

The Eagles also didn’t retain senior offensive assistant Marcus Brady, who recently joined Jim Harbaugh’s staff with the Chargers.
– Geoff Mosher (@geoffmoshernfl) is co-host of the “Inside the Birds” podcast and staff writer for InsideTheBirds.com.

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Geoff Mosher is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years experience covering the Eagles, the NFL and other college and pro sports across several different multimedia platforms. He is co-host of the acclaimed Inside the Birds podcast, the leading podcast for intel on the Philadelphia Eagles, and co-host on 97.3 ESPN's drive-time show. He has also hosted on Philadelphia's sports-talk station, 94.1 WIP and 97.5 The Fanatic. Geoff was the lead Eagles Insider from 2012-2015 for NBC Sports Philadelphia, where he wrote for the website and appeared daily on the station's TV shows, including Quick Slants, Philly Sports Talk, Eagles Pregame/Postgame Live and Eagles Extra. Prior to joining NBC Sports, Geoff worked the Eagles beat from 2005-2012 for the Wilmington News Journal, where he broke several major news stories and also won an Associated Press Sports Editors award under the category of Breaking News for his coverage of the sudden death of Phillies play by play broadcaster Harry Kalas. Geoff has appeared on ESPN's SportsCenter, NFL Network, NBC Sports Network, FOX29, 6ABC and has conducted interviews for Sirius/XM NFL radio and countless other radio stations across the country.

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