"I am sorry": Nick Sirianni apologizes for viral outburst against Eagles fans after 4-point win over Browns
The Philadelphia Eagles barely scraped through Week 6 with a 20-16 win against the 1-5 Cleveland Browns at the Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday. However, Eagles fans weren't very happy with how things turned out.
After the Eagles labored to a four-point win, fans at the stadium started heckling Nick Sirianni, calling for his job. In the heat of the moment, Sirianni confronted that section of fans. Video footage of Sirianni's stunt quickly went viral, prompting a lot of backlash from NFL analysts on Monday.
The Eagles coach issued a prompt apology on Monday afternoon, October 15, as the topic became a hotly debated subject on the morning shows.
"I am sorry and disappointed in how my energy was directed at the end of the game," Sirianni said in a press conference.
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On Monday morning's Get Up segment, two-time New York Patriots Super Bowl champion Damien Woody did not hold back while discussing Sirianni's confrontation with Eagles fans.
“This dude is a clown. Seriously," Woody said. "You’re gonna seriously talk trash to the fans? Your own fans! Listen, people come out here and pay big money to watch you put a product out on the field. When you don’t perform well they have every right to boo you."
Woody also suggested that Sirianni bringing his kids to the post-game presser was a calculated move to soften the blow from reporters asking prying questions about his behavior after the game.
On ESPN's other show, First Take, Dan Orlovsky dedicated a few minutes to pointing out exactly why Sirianni was in the wrong for taking on Eagles fans.
"For Nick Sirianni to act that way when you squeaked by Cleveland, who is in an absolute tailspin by four points," Orlovsky said. "To go and talk to that fanbase, when you come across that you’re better, more important than the fans.
"That fanbase, week to week their happiness is dependent upon how that football team performs because they truly think they’re part of the wins and losses. For him to walk that way and talk that way … it’s a completely unaware feeling. You don’t understand it and you don’t get how those people want to be valued.”
Sirianni's Eagles will next face the New York Giants on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.