The way Jeff Stoutland does his job, some players eventually feel like members of his family. How could they not? “You’ve got to realize the amount of time we put in together,” Stoutland said. “Actually,

There was a brief comical moment on Monday afternoon during a heartfelt answer from Eagles longtime offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland. Stoutland was attempting to explain the bond he shares with recently retired Jason Kelce after having coached him for the last nine seasons.

While publicly announced months ago, Jason Kelce and Fletcher Cox's retirements were made official on Monday when the Philadelphia Eagles placed the two standouts on their reserve/retired list, according to the league transaction wire.

Jason Kelce and Fletcher Cox are officially retired. Although both players announced their retirements earlier this offseason, the Eagles waited until after June 1 to process each move to offset the salary-cap charges over two seasons.

For 11 years of Jason Kelce’s career, Jeff Stoutland was his position coach in Philadelphia. While he was hired by Chip Kelly in 2013, Stoutland has continued as offensive line coach under Doug Pederson and Nick Sirianni — earning a reputation as one of the best OL coaches in the league.