Former Eagles CB Asante Samuel calls out coach Nick Sirianni after brutal London loss: 'You lost the game'
Eight seconds left, a one-point lead, and a squib kick sealed it.Instead, Nick Sirianni gifted Jacksonville a live return, setting up an improbable walk-off win.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Speaking on the "Say What Needs To Be Said" show, Samuel put Sunday's 19-17 collapse squarely on Philadelphia's head coach.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!"You lost the game for your team," Samuel said."Of course, the team was going to have his back and say, 'No, coach, it's not on you.
It's on us.' But all the coach had to do was call a squib kick.A squib kick at the end of the game is normal and done all the freaking time."Samuel torched Sirianni for his lack of awareness in crunch time.Cornerback Asante Samuel #22 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates an interception against the San Francisco 49ers on Dec.
20, 2009, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa.The Eagles won 27-13.
(Getty Images)Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni looks on after an NFC Wild Card Round game against the San Francisco 49ers at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., on Jan.11, 2026.
(Eric Hartline/Imagn Images)"Nick Sirianni must have had a lapse in his brain or something and wasn't paying attention for him to miss out on that situation," Samuel said."There's no way your team fights that hard for that long, and you let your team down by not making sure the right call is being made."The blunder erased what should have been a gritty road win.
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