Eagles hire Matt Leo to their staff

Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesIt was late last month that Eagles defensive end Matt Leo retired from the NFL but it turns out he isn’t leaving Philly. The team officially announced that he’ll be joining their staff as a defensive and football operations assistant.

We've hired Matt Leo as a Defensive & Football Operations Assistant. pic.twitter.com/NiThiPG21V

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) August 7, 2023 The Australia native played at Iowa State and then joined the Eagles in 2020 via the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program. He then spent the multiple seasons on the team’s practice squad. Leo never played a regular season snap for the Eagles, but he clearly stood…