The Eagles were back at practice on Sunday preparing for their Week 1 game in Brazil, and head coach Nick Sirianni spoke to reporters prior to taking the field.
He said a lot of words about playing in Brazil, and tried really hard to sound positive about the international game — but, the head coach was less than effusive in his excitement about it. Sirianni also kept bringing up that game is being played on a neutral site, which felt like a thinly veiled irritation about not having an actual home game.
Here’s what he had to say:
On playing in Brazil
Sirianni was asked about some comments made by players about having to play in Brazil, but the head coach said they just have to make sure that the players are in the right mindset to play, because their only goal is to win a football game.