Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni explained to reporters why he lied about the execution of the team's final play in order to protect quarterback Jalen Hurts and wide receiver AJ Brown following a loss to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 17.
"That's what a lot of coaches do and that's something I've always done and always thought when a coach did that for me was appreciative of," Sirianni said, per Reuben Frank of NBC Sports. "But also knew that coach was going to correct it after the fact."
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