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Sirianni breaks down heated sideline moment with Carter and Hurtt originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Nick Sirianni on Monday gave more details about a somewhat heated sideline exchange caught on camera during the Eagles’ 27-13 win over the Steelers on Sunday at the Linc.
After Jalen Carter was flagged for an unnecessary roughness in the fourth quarter — the Eagles lucked out that it was ruled to happen after the punt — Sirianni let the talented defensive tackle hear it on his way back to the sideline.
And then he wanted to let him hear it a little bit more.
Eventually, there was a heated exchanged caught by the broadcast cameras with Sirianni, Carter, defensive line coach Clint Hurtt and chief of security Dom DiSandro all involved.
Sirianni on Monday gave a detailed explanation of everything that went down:
“We correct everything. As Jalen was coming off the field, I was kind of getting after him there. I think that there was part of me that wanted to go back. I kind of made my point as Jalen was coming off the field and then I went back. And what Clint was saying was, ‘Coach, I got it, I’ve already handled it.’ So I had said something to him, Clint had said something to him and knowing Clint and how he’s coached him for the past half a year that he’s been here, I knew he had it. And so then it kind of went away.
“As you can see, Jalen came back over to me and we had a moment there after the fact. I know how good Jalen Carter wants to be. I know how aggressive he plays. My message to him always, and all our players, is we want to be aggressive, we want to be physical, we want to do all those things but we want to do all that within the rules. And it’s the same thing I say to these guys when they’re celebrating after a big play, because we want to have joy together, we want to show our personalities, I want them to be everything and show who they are within the rules. It was kind of the same message there. We gotta do the things…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-12-16 23:36:00
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