The Philadelphia Eagles are apparently looking for a new quarterbacks coach and Greg Olson is a “name to watch” for that position, according to a report from NFL insider Mike Garafolo.
Olson (not to be confused with the former NFL tight end turned broadcaster Greg Olsen) has ties to new Eagles offensive coordinator Sean Mannion. He originally served as Mannion’s quarterbacks coach in 2017 before the two reunited under the same dynamic on the Seattle Seahawks in 2023.
The 62-year-old Olson has a long coaching history; here’s snapshot of his experience:
- 1987-1989 — Washington State graduate assistant
- 1990-1993 — Central Washington offensive coordinator
- 1994-1996 — Idaho quarterbacks coach
- 1997-2000 — Purdue quarterbacks coach
- 2001 — San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks coach
- 2002 — Purdue tight ends coach
- 2003 — Chicago Bears quarterbacks coach
- 2004 — Detroit Lions quarterbacks coach
- 2005 — Detroit Lions offensive coordinator
- 2006-2007 — St. Louis Rams offensive coordinator
- 2008 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterbacks coach
- 2009-2011 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator
- 2012 — Jacksonville Jaguars assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach
- 2013-2014 — Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator
- 2015-2016 — Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator
- 2017 — Los Angeles Rams quarterbacks coach
- 2018-2021— Oakland Raiders/Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator
- 2022 — Los Angeles Rams offensive assistant
- 2023 — Seattle Seahawks quarterbacks coach
- 2025 — Las Vegas Raiders interim offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Given that Mannion lacks experience (just two years of coaching), the Eagles could look to pair him with the grizzled veteran Olson to give him a familiar former play-caller to lean on.
Some of the quarterbacks that Olson has notably worked with over the years include: Jon Kitna, Drew Brees, Jeff Garcia, Marc Bulger, Jared Goff, Derek Carr, Baker Mayfield, and Geno Smith.
We’ll see if Jalen Hurts becomes the latest name to join that list.
(Side note: It’s still unclear if the Eagles will move on from Scot Loeffler entirely or perhaps reassign him to a different position on staff.)