Eagles DC Vic Fangio hopes to end his coaching career in Philadelphia where it started 40 years ago

Vic Fangio's final stop -- hopefully -- was written in the stars decades ago.

The new Eagles defensive coordinator explained as much Thursday.

"Well, it was exactly 40 years ago when I started my pro coaching career across the street at Veterans Stadium, and I thought it would be cool to hopefully end it here," Fangio said, via team transcript. "So, 40 years later, here I am.

"A lot of things change, and a lot of things don't. One of the first things I've done, several times, I still go to the Philadium down on Packer [Avenue] for my meals, just like I did way back then. Phillies are still playing good. You guys didn't clobber them for losing one game yesterday, did you? But no, just to come back, my kids live two hours south of here. My mother, who's 97, lives two hours north of here. So, a lot of family considerations.

"I was a big Philly fan growing up in all sports. It was a thrill for me to go to work every day at Veterans Stadium 40 years ago because I used to go to games there all the time. And now it's a good thrill to come back 40 years later and hopefully finish it out here."

As he listed, it's all right there in Philadelphia for Fangio. Family? Check. Roots? Check. Past fandom and favorite local eateries? Check.

In fact, it's only a surprise such a pairing didn't happen sooner. Fangio revealed he "basically" left Miami with the intent to join the Eagles, who were in need of a new defensive coordinator following a nightmarish one-year trial with Sean Desai, and eventually, Matt Patricia, who took play-calling over from Desai in mid-December.

When asked if Fangio -- who had served as a consultant in 2022 before leaving for the Dolphins' DC job -- might have taken the Eagles' job in 2023 if the timeline for coaching