Nick Sirianni admitted the error in his ways after screaming at Eagles fans during a tense interaction on Sunday night.
Following the Eagles’ first win at home this season over the Cleveland Browns, Sirianni responded to fans yelling for him to be fired by screaming at a section behind the home team’s sideline.
The following day, Sirianni addressed the interaction and apologized for his response to the heckling after the final whistle.
‘I was trying to bring energy yesterday,’ Sirianni said in a press conference on Monday. ‘Energy, enthusiasm. And I’m sorry and disappointed [for] 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,’ he added.
Nick Sirianni apologized for yelling back at a section of Eagles fans during their win on Sunday
‘I gotta have better wisdom and discernment of when to use that energy. And that wasn’t the time,’ Sirianni claimed.
Eagles fans, fed up with Sirianni since last season’s late collapse, booed the team off the field despite producing a positive result against Cleveland.
The more passionate ones even started a ‘Fire Nick!’ chant, while those at home wondered on social media if a coach could get fired at halftime.
The spotlight has been on Sirianni so far this season after their humiliating collapse last year which saw their Super Bowl dreams evaporate in the first round of the playoffs.
The Eagles were 2-2 going into Sunday’s game against Cleveland and were yet to win at Lincoln Financial Field this season.
Footage showed Sirianni taunting fans by putting his finger to his ear before shouting something at them before walking back to the sideline.
Sirianni appeared to become embroiled in a furious argument with his own Eagles fans
Eagles fans booed the team off the field, despite their win against the Cleveland Browns
The Eagles managed to beat the Browns 20-16 thanks to DeVonta Smith’s late touchdown
Nonetheless, the Eagles moved to second place in the NFC East, thanks to DeVonta Smith’s touchdown in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns, including a go-ahead 45-yard toss to Smith in the closing frame.
Hurts also threw a 22-yard touchdown to A.J. Brown, who returned along with Smith after both wide receivers missed time with injuries.
Sirianni promised changes coming out of the bye week before they face the Giants on Oct. 20 and the Bengals on the 27th in a two-game road trip.