On Friday, August 12, during the game between the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles, an atrocious late hit was leveled against Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts.
The quarterback was heading out of bounds on a rushing attempt. He was chased out by a defender before another one came in for a late hit, knocking the quarterback over on the sidelines.
It's not something any coach ever wants to see, especially not in a meaningless preseason game weeks before the regular season begins. Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni was justifiably upset. He screamed at New York head coach Robert Saleh from across the field.
He yelled:
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"Saleh, what the f**k?"
After cooling down, Sirianni did admit he wasn't as mad at Saleh as he was at the player. He did, however, direct his anger and frustration at the coach in the heat of the moment.
"I wasn't mad at Coach Saleh. I was mad at the situation. I was more mad at the player than Coach Saleh... I was just sticking up for Jalen [Hurts]. I'll never apologize for sticking up for my players," Sirianni said.
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Here's the play in which Hurts received the brutal late hit.
Hurts did not pick an injury, much to the relief of Eagles fans, who will be hoping for him to get the team back to the playoffs this season.
Will the Jets or Eagles make the playoffs this year?
New York finished 4-13 last year, but hope is always in the air when the preseason rolls around.
The Eagles made the playoffs last season with a 9-8 record, and are hoping to build on that.
The NFC is a pretty deep conference. It will be tough for the Eagles to make the playoffs again. They added AJ Brown to an offense that already featured Hurts and Miles Sanders.
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New York hasn't made the playoffs since 2010. Fans are hopeful because, as Saleh enters his second season with the team, he's been able add some significant players to the team. They'll be able to better utilize Zach Wilson, who injured his ACL in the preseason game and is expected to be out for two to four weeks.
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