Eagles news: Nick Sirianni fights with A.J. Brown; Birds set to lose some players; final play of the season criticized

The Eagles and their forward-looking fans will learn tonight where the Birds are picking in the draft order.

If the Steelers beat the Texans, the Eagles will pick 22nd. If the Texans beat the Steelers, the Eagles will pick 23rd (the Texans had a better regular season record than the Eagles).

It remains to be seen what position groups make the most sense for the Eagles to target. Free agency happens before the draft, of course. But the Eagles will be in the market for offensive line help as well as at edge rusher and potentially wide receiver (among others).

Brandon Graham unretired to join the Eagles this season, but don't assume Sunday's disappointing loss was his last game.

According to the NFL Network's Mike Garafolo, Graham said his 37-year-old body "responded well and he felt he was just getting into a groove down the stretch."

"He turns 38 in April but had the look and sound of a guy that has football left," Garafolo wrote on social media.

Kevin Patullo is as good as done. A.J. Brown’s future is murkier.

But whatever happens to the offensive coordinator and the team’s top receiver, some form of significant change is coming to the Eagles offense after a season of frustration ended fittingly with another bipolar performance on Sunday.

Patullo will be the easiest to cut off, not because he was solely responsible for the regression or even for the substandard play calling that doomed the Eagles in their 23-19 loss to the 49ers in the playoffs, just as it had throughout most of the 2025 regular season.

Lots of Eagles fans are calling on the team to replace offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo with recently-fired Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel. But he may have a better job soon.

McDaniel is scheduled to interview with four teams about their head coaching vacancies, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero – the Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans, and Baltimore Ravens.

He'll also sit down for an interview with the Detroit Lions about their vacant offensive coordinator position," Pelissero reported.

With one wild-card game left to play – tonight's matchup between the Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers (8 p.m., ESPN/ABC) – the NFL announced part of next weekend's divisional round playoff schedule.

While we know which teams will play which days, the NFL is waiting to announce the times and networks. Saturday's games will take place at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern, while Sunday's game will happen at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Here's what we know about the divisional round's schedule:

Following their loss to the 49ers, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni was asked about a sideline fight he had with wide receiver A.J. Brown highlighted during Fox's broadcast.

“I was trying to get him off the field because we were about to punt," Sirianni told reporters. "I love A.J. I think he knows how I feel about him."

"We're both emotional," Sirianni added. "That happens in this game."

In a season where the Eagles' offense left a lot to be desired, the offense's final play of the season is drawing criticism.

Facing fourth down and needing 11 yards, Jalen Hurts failed to connect with a triple-covered A.J. Brown, allowing the 49ers to run out the clock. But a second look at the play shows it had little chance to succeed, with receivers simply running down the field and the 49ers covering everyone.

Head coach Nick Sirianni told reporters the Eagles called a timeout before the final play and took a picture of how the 49ers defense lined up "to give ourselves some information." Hurts said the 49ers didn't change what they were doing.

Did we just watch Dallas Goedert's final game with the Eagles?

The Birds' tight end, who scored two touchdowns in Sunday night's loss to the San Francisco, is among a handful of players who are set to become free agents.

Here is a list of notable players whose contracts expire following this season: