Nick Sirianni is denying flipping the bird to angry Eagles fans while walking off the field as their season continues to spiral.
The Philadelphia coach was seen in a viral video appearing to give a subtle middle finger to fans as he exited Lincoln Financial Field with head of security Dom DiSandro by his side after losing 19-11 to the Giants on Sunday.
Sirianni was getting booed by the fans after the Eagles’ seventh straight loss, which all but ended any flickering of hope they had of turning things around.
As the Super Bowl-winning coach neared the tunnel, he began wiggling the fingers on his hand closest to the stands, looking at them and ultimately ending up with his middle finger raised higher than the rest without actually lifting his hand all the way up for the traditional salute.
“You go to be better than that,” you could hear one fan yell. It’s unclear if they were talking about the gesture or the Eagles’ poor play.
The coach was asked about the incident at his media availability on Monday and rebuked the idea that he was giving the middle finger to fans.
“Absolutely not,” Sirianni said. “That was a surprise to me. Absolutely not.”
The team sits at 2-7 and traded defensive tackle Jordan Davis to the Jaguars on Monday for a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick.
Sirianni’s six seasons with Philly have been a resounding success outside of the past season and a half. He’s 94-61 overall with a Super Bowl in the 2024 season and another trip to the big game in 2022.
But the Eagles collapsed late last season, going 3-4 to finish 11-7 after starting 8-2. They were bounced out of the playoffs in the wild-card round by the 49ers,
This year has been an injury-riddled campaign, with quarterback Jalen Hurts playing just five games before he was shut down because of a blood clot. Star receiver DeVonta Smith has played just four games due to hamstring issues.
