Report: Eagles to interview Panthers’ McDermott for DC job
Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott is scheduled to interview for the Eagles’ defensive coordinator job this week, according to a league source.
The Eagles interviewed Dennis Allen over the weekend but the former Saints secondary coach was hired as the Broncos new defensive coordinator, leaving the Eagles with very few viable targets to fill their own defensive coordinator post. The Eagles also tried to lure Dick Jauron and Jim Mora to run the defense, but Jauron was hired by the Bills and Mora opted to stay out of football rather than to work with the Eagles defense.
Eagles sources indicate that recent reports that McDermott was ever fired from the Eagles are false and that the team isn’t just showing interest in the Carolina coordinator because they have no other choice.
Favre tells Childress he’s not ever leaving game of football
Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress wanted to give Brett Favre a rest in Sunday’s 26-7 loss to the Carolina Panthers, but the future Hall of Famer insisted he stay in the game, forever.
“I don’t know if he was trying to protect me or that we only had seven points, or what,” Favre said of Brad Childress’ decision to sit him. “But I said ‘I’m staying in the game. I’m playing. Forever. Ya dig?’ Brett Favre. What.”
Childress downplayed the exchange and characterized the discussion as a “back and forth” fueled by Favre’s unwillingness to acknowledge him as the head coach.