Eagles HC Nick Sirianni Tests Positive for COVID-19 Ahead of Week 16 vs. Giants

By Adam D Anglo On Dec 23, 2021

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The Philadelphia Eagles announced Wednesday that head coach Nick Sirianni tested positive for COVID-19.

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Sirianni said passing game coordinator Kevin Patullo would serve as the team’s acting head coach if he’s unavailable to be on the sidelines for Sunday’s matchup with the New York Giants:

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The above is if Sirianni isn’t cleared before Sunday. Stresses everything will be run the same way as normal leading up to the game, as he’ll run things remotely.

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Head coach Nick Sirianni said “I wasn’t feeling great this morning” and tested positive for COVID. He will conduct meetings virtually all week. Practice “runs itself, to be honest,” he said. “Business as usual,” he said.<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#FlyEaglesFly</a>

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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