For higher or worse, drama continues to hover over the 12-2 Philadelphia Eagles for a second straight marketing campaign.
On Tuesday, Brandon Lee Gowton of Bleeding Inexperienced Nation shared that NFL insider Jay Glazer talked about on the newest version of “The NFL On Fox Podcast” that veteran defensive finish Brandon Graham and Eagles senior advisor to the overall supervisor/chief safety officer/head of “gameday coaching operations” Dom DiSandro went to Jalen Hurts’ residence through the workforce’s Week 5 bye and advised the quarterback that “we’d like you to sort of join extra with all people right here.”
Per Manny Gomez of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, Graham later took to Instagram and responded to a submit about Glazer’s report.
“Lies lol,” Graham wrote.
Graham lately generated headlines when, in the future after Eagles huge receiver A.J. Brown appeared to criticize Hurts, he claimed the 2 “have been pals, however issues have modified.” Graham later apologized to teammates for what he known as a “mistake,” and Hurts subsequently completed 25-of-32 passes for 290 yards and a pair of touchdowns, guiding the Eagles to a 27-13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers this previous Sunday.
Whereas it was beforehand revealed that Hurts and head coach Nick Sirianni spent components of Philadelphia’s bye together when the membership was 2-2, Glazer’s report raised eyebrows, contemplating Hurts’ leadership style got here into query after the 2023 Eagles suffered a brutal collapse that included them shedding six of their last seven video games (together with the wild-card spherical of the playoffs).
Understandably, Graham would not need outsiders to imagine Hurts wanted some intervention to turn into a greater chief. Nonetheless, it is additionally value noting that Philadelphia has gained 10 straight video games following no matter did and/or did not occur through the workforce’s break.
As of Wednesday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Eagles because the betting favorites at +220 odds to signify the NFC in Tremendous Bowl LIX.
An unknown “drawback that would splinter any group of males” allegedly impacted the Eagles within the second half of the 2023 season. The membership would not appear to be coping with such a difficulty forward of this Sunday’s sport on the 9-5 Washington Commanders, however it stays to be seen if all people concerned will keep on the identical web page by means of the upcoming postseason match.