Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni made an unusual gesture toward his own team’s fans in the closing moments of their 20-16 win over the Cleveland Browns, putting his finger behind his ear as he appeared to be chirping at fans.
Sirianni apologized for his actions Monday after initially defending himself during Sunday’s postgame press conference, explaining that he was “excited” about the win.
“I was trying to bring energy yesterday. Energy, enthusiasm,” Sirianni told reporters. “I’m sorry and disappointed at how my energy was directed at the end of the game. My energy should be all in on coaching, motivating and celebrating with our guys. I have to have better wisdom and discernment of when to use that energy and that wasn’t the time.”
Sirianni, who has been a frequent target of Eagles fans since their late-season skid in 2023, was on the receiving end of “Fire Nick!” chants and his team was booed during Sunday’s game at Lincoln Financial Field. After going 2-2 through the first four games, Sirianni said that his players told him during their Week 5 bye that they wanted him to bring the passion that showed up on the sideline during their run to the Super Bowl in the 2022 season.
Sirianni added that he had yet to meet with team owner Jeffrey Lurie as of Monday afternoon.
As there have been hot-seat rumors surrounding Sirianni since the team’s collapse in the 2023 season, his antics on Sunday sparked rumblings over the coach’s job security again. Sirianni brought his three kids alongside him during his postgame presser on Sunday, which “The Herd’s” Colin Cowherd theorized was to shield himself from taking heat from the media.
“I think [Sirianni] thinks he’s a certain level of IQ,” Cowherd said. “But he reminds me of a crypto bro, but the crash is coming. Like, nah. You can’t do that. Say this out loud: Can you imagine Andy Reid regularly jousting with fans?”
In addition to his behavior, Sirianni’s team didn’t look prepared at the start of Sunday’s game. The…
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