EAGLES FIRE CASTILLO
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After back-to-back losses in which the Philadelphia Eagles defense gave up the lead in the fourth quarter including blowing a 10-point lead on Sunday against the Detroit Lions, the team has made a change at defensive coordinator.
They announced they have dismissed defensive coordinator Juan Castillo and named secondary coach Todd Bowles as the team’s new defensive coordinator.
In a statement released by the team, Eagles head coach Andy Reid said, “I want to make it clear that I have nothing but the ultimate respect for Juan Castillo as a coach and as a person. He’s one of the finest football coaches that I have ever worked with. He has served this organization extremely well for 18 years and letting him go was a difficult decision. I know he will continue to be a successful coach in this league and wish he and his family nothing but the best.”
Reid will hold a Noon press conference to discuss the move.
Bowles, from Elizabeth , NJ , played eight seasons in the NFL and in college at Temple . He was interim head coach for the Miami Dolphins at the end of 2011 and the team went 2-1.
