Eagles' A.J. Brown confesses what really happened in loss to Seahawks
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni shocked many when he confessed what happened in his team's Week 15 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. On the Eagles' final play, instead of looking for a short pass to put them in field goal range and ultimately into overtime, quarterback Jalen Hurts threw it deep to A.J. Brown and was […]
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni shocked many when he confessed what happened in his team's Week 15 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
On the Eagles' final play, instead of looking for a short pass to put them in field goal range and ultimately into overtime, quarterback Jalen Hurts threw it deep to A.J. Brown and was intercepted by Seattle safety Julian Love.
Two days after the loss, Sirianni was asked about his decision on that play and he very openly admitted that the Eagles were hoping to draw a flag for defensive pass interference.
"At times there we’ve seen you can get a pass interference there," Sirianni said. "It was what it was on that particular play, but if you get a pass interference call there and if a team is giving you a one-on-one shot for very similar to what happened on the other side of the ball, they ended up getting a one-on-one shot that had some different things there, and we’ve seen it.
"We had a one-on-one shot against the Rams, and you can get a pass interference, and now you’re in position to kick it."
Sirianni Hid the Truth to Protect his Players
It was an outrageous answer that received a ton of backlash from fans and the media.
But it turns out, Sirianni was just protecting his wide receivers from their mistake.
After ignoring the media for two weeks, Eagles' wide receiver A.J. Brown came forward and got honest about his frustrations.
He made it clear that his silence had nothing to do with his coaches and everything to do with himself.
He also admitted to reporters what really happened on that final play against Seattle and that he and his teammates were the ones to blame.
"Like for the Seattle game, that was on us. We messed that up," Brown said. "We improvised and we went on our own and Nick came out and said, 'I wanted to try and get a flag,' or something crazy like that. Like, he really made himself look like a fool for us. I have nothing but respect for him. Not all coaches do that. We ride with Nick. We ride with Brian [Johnson]."
Thank goodness for the truth because Sirianni "deciding" to put the game in the hands of the officials over their reliable kicker Jake Elliott sounded like an extremely dumb move.
A.J. Brown makes loud statement about Nick Sirianni
A.J. Brown has a lot to say.
