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PHOENIX (AP) — Nick Sirianni answered questions on Rocky, Santa Claus and even which of his gamers on the Philadelphia Eagles he’d need to date his 5-year-old daughter when she grows up.
Welcome to Tremendous Bowl opening evening the place soccer discuss provides option to the wild and wacky.
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The circus environment that kicks off the NFL’s greatest week returned Monday for the primary time since 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic pressured groups to fulfill the media on video conferences the previous two seasons.
Sirianni and the Eagles took the stage first at Footprint Middle, residence of the Phoenix Suns. “Fly, Eagles, Fly” chants greeted gamers and coaches earlier than they spent an hour answering wide-ranging questions from greater than 2,000 media members.
For the file, Sirianni loves the Rocky motion pictures. He identifies with Sylvester Stallone’s fictional film character, who’s a part of Philadelphia’s cloth as a lot because the cheesesteak.
“I dwell and coach within the best sports activities city in America,” Sirianni mentioned. “It means a lot to all people there. That’s what you need. Once you’re a little bit child taking part in in a peewee soccer recreation, you need all people to see you. You need your followers to like it. You need them to be there. You need them carrying inexperienced on Friday. You need them to be throwing snowballs at Santa Claus. You need to put expertise on show in entrance of the best sports activities city in America. I like the truth that my youngsters are rising up in a sports activities city the place soccer means a lot as a result of soccer means a lot to me.”
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Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, an AP NFL MVP finalist, drew the biggest crowd. Reporters staked out his spot about an hour earlier than the occasion began. The primary query got here from Corridor of Fame broad receiver Michael Irvin, an NFL Community analyst.
“I really feel prefer it’s not a time to replicate,” Hurts mentioned about his journey to stardom. “We got here right here to complete the job.”
General, opening evening wasn’t fairly as outrageous as previous years.
In Arizona in 2008, a feminine reporter confirmed up carrying a white wedding ceremony gown and veil and proposed to Tom Brady, who was attempting to steer the New England Patriots to the primary 19-0 season in NFL historical past.
One radio host walked round shirtless carrying a barrel. In any other case, it was extra about odd questions than odd seems to be.
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