While commenting on
Andy Reid's overhaul of the defensive coaching staff, former Eagles linebacker Seth Joyner told me he'd "be thrilled to come back and coach" the young linebacking corps currently in Philadelphia.
"If granted the opportunity, I would love to come back to Philly to coach and pass on my linebacking knowledge to this good group of young Eagles LB's," Joyner writes after saying he agrees with Reid's decision to move on from Sean McDermott as the defensive coordinator.
If Joyner is serious, it's an offer Reid (and the yet-to-be-named new defensive coordinator) should consider. The team already has former Eagles Mike Caldwell on the staff as an assistant linebackers coach, but bringing in another guy (and a guy who had much more success than Caldwell) certainly wouldn't hurt.
In his 13-year career, the first eight with the Eagles, Joyner had at least one sack in his first 12 years, and at least one interception and forced fumble in his first 11 seasons. He also had a six-year stretch from 1988 to 1993 where he had over 110 tackles.
In total, Joyner started 172 of the 195 games in which he played and accrued 52 sacks, 24 interceptions with two returned for touchdowns, forced 26 fumbles, recovered 12 and returning three for touchdowns to go along with over 1,000 tackles.
As a result, Joyner went to three Pro Bowls during his career ('91, '93, '94); the first two coming as an Eagle, and the third as a member of the Arizona Cardinals.
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