Matthew Harper – Assistant Wide Receivers Coach

Matthew Harper originally joined the Eagles coaching staff in 2013 and has spent the majority of his tenure with the club as the assistant special teams coach (2013-14 and 2016-18).  Harper will now serve as the team's assistant wide receivers coach. 

During Harper's time working with Philadelphia's special teams, the Eagles have fielded some of the top units and individual specialists in the NFL.  In 2018, first-year punter Cameron Johnston set single-season franchise records in gross (48.15) and net averages (42.7), while ranking third and fourth in the NFL, respectively, in both categories.  In 2017, rookie kicker Jake Elliott enjoyed a historic rookie campaign, kicking the longest regular-season (61 yards vs. NYG in Week 3) and postseason FGs (53 yards in the Divisional Round vs. Atl.)  in franchise and NFL rookie history. 

In 2014, the Eagles special teams unit accounted for a franchise-best and NFL leading seven touchdowns (three blocked punt returns, two kickoff returns and two punt returns) and a league-best six blocked kicks.  The Eagles special teams unit was rated as the best in the league by The Dallas Morning News columnist Rick Gosselin in his annual special teams rankings. 

Harper also spent one season (2015) as the Eagles assistant defensive backs coach and was part of a defensive staff that helped Philadelphia rank 10th in total takeaways (26) and interceptions (15).