Eagles' Jalen Hurts addresses infamous 'straightjacket' comment directed at coach Nick Sirianni

As the Philadelphia Eagles hole to question to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX, the team's prima backmost is clearing the air. During past week's postgame media availability, Jalen Hurts made a seemingly offhanded remark astir Eagles caput manager Nick Sirianni.

Hurts said Nick Sirianni "let maine retired of my straitjacket" erstwhile asked astir his beardown show during the NFC Championship crippled triumph implicit the Washington Commanders and his wide acquisition playing for Sirianni.

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Philadelphia Eagles manager Nick Sirianni, left, and backmost Jalen Hurts observe aft the Eagles won the NFC Championship NFL shot crippled against the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, successful Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

"He's done a large job. He's done a large job. He fto maine retired maine retired of my straightjacket a small spot today," Hurts told reporters.

But connected Friday, Hurts insisted that remark was simply a joke. "I was conscionable joking astir aft the game," Hurts told reporters.

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During his media availability connected Tuesday, Sirianni fielded questions astir the "straightjacket" comment.

"I deliberation helium was having amusive aft the crippled We've been winning a mates antithetic ways this year. ... But I cognize this, and he's said this plentifulness of times, helium doesn't attraction however we win, I don't attraction however we win, arsenic agelong arsenic we win. And we bash everything we tin bash to beryllium capable to win," Sirianni said connected Jan. 28 during the property conference.

"And arsenic we've talked a lot, determination person been antithetic circumstances of however games person [gone] and wherever we've been astatine precocious successful games. But we recovered a mode to triumph and rattle disconnected 15 retired of 16. So, again, thought helium was having amusive with that aft the game. And loved however helium went retired determination and executed and prepared for this game."

Philadelphia Eagles caput manager Nick Sirianni and Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles tally disconnected the tract against the New York Giants astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected December 25, 2023 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Adam Hunger/Getty Images)

Throughout overmuch of the 2023 season, Hurts and Sirianni reportedly navigated done a somewhat tense relationship. Last August, a report from ESPN cited a root with nonstop cognition who described the past season's dynamic betwixt the manager and backmost arsenic "fractured." 

After starting the 2023 run with a 10-1 record, the Eagles went connected to triumph conscionable 1 of their last six games. Philadelphia subsequently suffered a 32-9 nonaccomplishment to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers successful the wild-card round. The aboriginal playoff exit came connected the heels of the Eagles quality successful the Super Bowl the anterior season.

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However, the extremity of the 2024 regular play and the postseason person been vastly antithetic for Philly. Sirianni, Hurts, and the Eagles were presented with the George Halas Trophy past Sunday aft the squad won the league rubric and clinched a spot successful Super Bowl LIX. 

The Kansas City Chiefs and Eagles volition conscionable successful the large crippled connected Feb. 9 astatine Caesars Superdome. Super Bowl LIX kicks disconnected astatine 6:30 p.m. ET with Kevin Burkhardt doing play-by-play and Tom Brady arsenic the colour commentator successful his archetypal Super Bowl arsenic a broadcaster. Tubi volition watercourse Super Bowl LIX on its level unrecorded successful 4K. Viewers volition beryllium capable to ticker the crippled erstwhile they motion up via email registration.

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