There’s no crying in baseball.
But in football, let the tears flow.
That’s what Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni did during the national anthem before Super Bowl LVII Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.
You can see video of Sirianni tearing up before kickoff vs. the Kansas City Chiefs here.
As you would expect, Sirianni had Twitter buzzing.
NFL Network’s Judy Battista: Nick Sirianni in tears during a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem.
USA Today’s Mike Freeman: Eagles coach crying his ass off.
Charlotte Observer’s Mike Kaye: Nick Sirianni is unabashedly himself at all times.
Pro Football Talk: That shot of tears streaming from both of Nick Sirianni’s eyes was something else. Real and raw emotion. Whatever happens today, he has earned this moment -- and he fully appreciates what it means.
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According to Eagles PR, “Nick Sirianni is the second head coach in franchise history to reach the Super Bowl within their first two years at the helm, joining Doug Pederson in 2017.”
Here’s more on Super Bowl LVII:
This is the third Super Bowl appearance under Jeffrey Lurie’s ownership, having previously reached the league’s championship game during the 2004 and 2017 seasons.
Philadelphia is the fifth NFL team to reach three Super Bowls dating back to 2004, joining New England (seven), Kansas City (three), Pittsburgh (three) and Seattle (three). The Eagles are also the fourth franchise to appear in multiple Super Bowls since 2017, joining Kansas City (three), L.A. Rams (two) and New England (two) in that span.
Jeffrey Lurie is the fourth individual owner to have three different coaches reach the Super Bowl (Andy Reid, Doug Pederson, Nick Sirianni), joining Pat Bowlen (Broncos – Dan Reeves, Mike Shanahan, John Fox, Gary Kubiak), Al Davis (Raiders – John Madden, Tom Flores, Bill Callahan), and Georgia Frontiere (Rams – Ray Malavasi, Dick Vermeil, Mike Martz).
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Mike Rosenstein may be reached at mrosenstein@njadvancemedia.com.