Philadelphia Made Steve Spagnuolo An Offer He Refused

by Ryan Van Bibber on Jan 31, 2012 1:55 PM CST in 2012 NFL offseason

The rumor mill placed Steve Spagnuolo back with the Philadelphia Eagles long before the St. Louis Rams canned him as their head coach. Weeks went by and the rumors continued, even as he was interviewing in Indianapolis and New Orleans. He never did end up in Philly again, but it's not because a lack of effort from Andy Reid and the Eagles.

Reid said in a Tuesday press conference that he offered Spagnuolo a job. Jeff McLane at the Philadelphia Inquirer has the details. What exactly that position was, Reid never said. Whatever the job was, Spagnuolo would have been working with Juan Castillo, the incumbent Eagles defensive coordinator. Apparently that was a deal breaker for Spagnuolo, understandably so.

Reid said that that Castillo and Spagnuolo paired together would have been a great team. Until that whole "wide nine" thing drove a wedge between them.

Spagnuolo took the defensive coordinator position with the New Orleans Saints. He replaced Gregg Williams who was hired as the Rams defensive coordinator by Spagnuolo's replacement, Jeff Fisher.

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I would have been insulted to get that offer if I was Spagnuolo.

Been losing sleep over Rams football since 1999.
Steven Jackson is a beast, a legend, a HoFer and should be treated as such.

by Joe Mazzi on Jan 31, 2012 1:59 PM CST reply actions

shoulda bitch smacked reid

by Ram_Redemption on Jan 31, 2012 2:01 PM CST up reply actions

If Spags ever gets another HC gig

I hope he gives Reid a call and says, “Hey Andy, I’ve got a job for you! I’d like you to coach our offensive line, but you’ll mostly be answering to Steve Loney.”

Been losing sleep over Rams football since 1999.
Steven Jackson is a beast, a legend, a HoFer and should be treated as such.

by Joe Mazzi on Jan 31, 2012 2:05 PM CST up reply actions