FILE - Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sean Mannion warms up before a preseason NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Aug. 20, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles hired Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion as their offensive coordinator on Thursday.

Mannion replaces Kevin Patullo, who lost his job as play-caller after the Eagles’ offense slumped in his lone season and they failed to repeat as Super Bowl champions.

The 33-year-old Mannion joined Green Bay as an offensive assistant in 2024 and was promoted to quarterbacks coach ahead of the 2025 season. He will be the Eagles’ fifth offensive coordinator in five seasons.

A former quarterback, Mannion spent nine seasons as a backup with the Rams, Vikings, and Seahawks after starring at Oregon State.

The Eagles lost OC Kellen Moore after winning the Super Bowl in 2025 — Moore was hired as New Orleans’ head coach — and turned to Patullo to maintain familiarity and continuity for quarterback Jalen Hurts, running back Saquon Barkley and receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. Patullo had been the Eagles’ passing game coordinator since 2021.

But the move failed to pan out. Philadelphia finished 24th in total offense at 311.2 yards per game and 19th in scoring at 22.3 points per game.

In Sirianni’s six seasons, the only offensive coordinator to last more than one year was Shane Steichen (2021-22). Since then, the Eagles have had Brian Johnson (2023), Moore and Patullo.

Allen has surgery

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen said on Thursday that he recently had surgery for a broken bone in his right foot, and expects to be fully healthy for the start of spring practices.

Allen said he broke the fifth metatarsal in his foot in getting hurt late in the second quarter of a 23-20 win at Cleveland on Dec. 21. Allen finished the game and the season by playing through the injury.

Though walking on crutches and wearing a protective boot on Thursday, Allen said he would have been able to play if Buffalo had a game this week. He spoke for the first time since Buffalo’s 33-30 overtime loss in the divisional round at Denver two weeks ago, and after attending Joe Brady’s introductory news conference in taking over as Bills coach earlier in the day.

Brady was promoted after spending the past two-plus seasons as Buffalo’s offensive coordinator. He replaces Sean McDermott, who was fired last week after a nine-year tenure.