Dave Zangaro and Reuben Frank land in New Orleans to discuss Nick Sirianni leading the Eagles to another Super Bowl after being almost fired last season.
What to Know
- Super Bowl LIX kicked off Monday with Opening Night at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
- All players and coaches are made available throughout the evening, with select going to risers for media availability.
- Jeff Lurie finally addressed the report that he's in the mix to buy the Celtics.
- Chiefs backup quarterback Carson Wentz reflected on his years in Philadelphia.
- The Eagles did their best impression of defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.
- To no one's surprise, Saquon Barkley had the most popular riser of the night. Here is the best of his availability.
- NBC Sports Philadelphia will have wall-to-wall coverage throughout the week leading up to Super Bowl LIX.
Stay tuned for more updates as Super Bowl LIX week continues in New Orleans.
Best of Saquon Barkley's media availability from Super Bowl Opening Night
‘Feels like another lifetime ago' — Carson Wentz reflects on time in Philly
‘Nick has done a phenomenal job, just as we expected' — Lurie praises Sirianni
Eagles do their best impressions of Jeff Stoutland and Vic Fangio at Super Bowl Opening Night
Vic Fangio talks rookie DBs and Brandon Graham at Super Bowl Opening Night
Eagles do their best Vic Fangio impressions
So they meet again
That's gotta be a first … right?
By Brooke Destra
Saquon Barkley gives message to New York Giants fans
Eagles owner Jeff Lurie finally addresses report he's in mix to buy Celtics
By Reuben Frank
Jeffrey Lurie spoke with reporters at Super Bowl Opening Night on Monday and was asked by Reuben Frank about the recent report that the Eagles owner was interested in buying the Boston Celtics.
NEW ORLEANS – Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeff Lurie said Monday he’s not interested in buying the Boston Celtics and is solely focused on continuing to guide the Eagles.
Speaking to the media for the first time since the NFL owners meetings in March, Lurie shot down a report by Bill Simmons of the Ringer, who said on his podcast and repeated on social media that Lurie was “in the running” to buy the Celtics, who were put up for sale in July by the Grousbeck family.
It wasn’t that outrageous to assume it was true, since Lurie grew up in Boston, is a lifelong Celtics fan and has the wealth to bid for a team expected to cost $5 to $6 billion.
But speaking at Super Bowl Opening Night at the Superdome Monday, Lurie denied that the Celtics are on his radar.
Drip inside the ‘dome
By Eva Cheeseman
This jacket should be an added prize if you win the Super Bowl ... the embroidery, the easter eggs. 10/10.
Isaiah Rodgers showing love to Philly fans
By Eva Cheeseman
Some players may want to finish media day as quickly as possible. Not Eagles cornerback Isaiah Rodgers, as he made sure to take pictures and sign autographs for Eagles fans before leaving the field.
Lurie on Celtics rumors: ‘I am not really interested'
By Travis Hughes
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie was asked directly by NBC Sports Philadelphia's Reuben Frank about the recent rumors that he is interested in buying the NBA's Boston Celtics. Here's what Lurie said:
"No, I am not really interested in acquiring another sports team. I think it's connected because they were my childhood team. I've got a tremendous amount of respect for their whole culture. I sort of see it as a kindred soul in the NBA. Wyc has been an outstanding owner. I love the way they've developed that team. We've gotten to celebrate so many banners over the years.
"It's not something that's top of mind. My focus is on my love of the Eagles and to win another Super Bowl for Philadelphia. I'm obsessed as you know and that's where it all comes from."
Saquon Barkley's favorite saying
By Eva Cheeseman
Sirianni and uh, Reid roaming around
By Brooke Destra
Only Jalen would call the tush push the “QB sneak”
By Eva Cheeseman
Welcome to the Super Bowl, Coop
Lane Johnson: ‘These guys are like my brothers'
By Brooke Destra
Lane Johnson, at Super Bowl LIX Opening Night, spoke on his third time in the Big Game.
"“I don’t take it for granted," Johnson said. "I’m an only child and these guys are like my brothers.”
Lane has said that this will not be his last game and that he's definitely playing next season.
A.J. Brown takes the podium
By Brooke Destra
Eagles just arrived … led by Big Dom of course
By Brooke Destra
Eagles in all white for Opening Night
By Travis Hughes
The official kickoff for Super Bowl week is just minutes away
By Brooke Destra
Stage is set for Super Bowl Opening Night
By Brooke Destra
NEW ORLEANS — Hundreds of fans and media members from around the world are flocking to Caesars Superdome in New Orleans for Opening Night of Super Bowl LIX.
This is a night where all players and coaches are made available to the media. Here is who will be at risers for the Eagles Monday night:
- WR DeVonta Smith
- WR A.J. Brown
- QB Jalen Hurts
- RB Saquon Barkley
- T Lane Johnson
- T Jordan Mailata
- TE Dallas Goedert
- LB Zack Baun
- CB Darius Slay
- HC Nick Sirianni
- DE Brandon Graham
NFL head coaches with most Super Bowl appearances, wins: Where Andy Reid ranks
By Eric Mullin
Big Red is back in the Big Game.
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has led the two-time defending champions to a historic third straight Super Bowl appearance. Of the nine back-to-back Super Bowl champs in NFL history, Kansas City is the first to reach the Super Bowl.
Now, the Chiefs will try to complete the first-ever Super Bowl three-peat when they take on Reid's old team, the Philadelphia Eagles, in Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans.
Reid, 66, owns the most wins by an Eagles coach in franchise history, and he's already defeated Philadelphia once in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs' current championship streak began with a Super Bowl 57 victory over the Eagles two seasons ago.
Importance of DeVonta Smith's Super Bowl homecoming: ‘Giving them a dream to chase'
John Clark reports from New Orleans after sitting down with Eagles WR DeVonta Smith to discuss his feelings on competing for a Super Bowl in his home state of Louisiana with some history on the line.
NEW ORLEANS — Any time a team is on the cusp of playing in the Super Bowl, it's special.
Players chase the opportunity to bring a championship back to their city.
DeVonta Smith, making his second Super Bowl appearance in four seasons in the NFL, has the goal to do so just 45 minutes from where he grew up in Louisiana.
It's a homecoming of epic proportions. One that many can only dream of.
Slay on changing his approach for Super Bowl week by attacking it head on
Saquon Barkley is focused on Super Bowl and not individual records
Eagles touchdown in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX against the Chiefs
Eagles notebook: Ready to be more focused at this Super Bowl
By Dave Zangaro
NEW ORLEANS — A.J. Brown is more prepared this time around.
After the NFC Championship Game, Brown said during his first Super Bowl experience in 2023, he felt more like a paid actor with all the added media demands on players in the week leading up to the big game.
Last week, Brown expounded on what he meant by that.
“It’s about us, but it’s not about us in that way,” Brown said. “We have so much we have to do for everyone else. The media, the fans and there’s only so little time that we get to focus on what’s important and that’s the game. We have to do a really good job of staying locked in and staying focused.
In Roob's Daily Eagles Observations: An area the Eagles have shown remarkable improvement
By Reuben Frank
Dave Zangaro and Reuben Frank answer a question from a viewer: After just one season, can Saquon Barkley already be considered one of the best players in franchise history?
NEW ORLEANS - An area where the Eagles have shown remarkable improvement, a rookie whose contributions have been a huge surprise, an emotional moment from an unemotional player and an impossible Eagles trivia question.
It’s Monday. The Super Bowl is six days away. And Roob’s 10 Daily Random Eagles Observations starts now!
See you in 24 hours!
1. One huge area of concern the Eagles seem to have solved is their issue with scoring in the first quarter. Remember how bad it was? The Eagles didn’t score a 1st-quarter point in their first seven games and had just 17 in their first 13 games. That’s an average of 1.3 per game. Then, starting with the Steelers, they scored 82 1st-quarter points in their last seven games, or 11.7 per game. Similarly, they were outscored 59-17 in the first quarter through the Panthers and have outscored their opponents 82-27 since, critically 37-10 in the first quarter of their three playoff wins. They started the season as only the ninth team since 1995 to score 17 or fewer points in their first 13 games. The other eight went a combined 71-137 and won one playoff game. Now they’re actually the first team since the 1988 Broncos to lead three straight games in the same postseason by at least six points after the first quarter. Just another area that improved dramatically as the year went on.
How an unusually early bye week helped turn the Eagles season around
By Dave Zangaro
NEW ORLEANS — When the NFL schedule was released in mid-May, the Eagles weren’t thrilled about having a Week 5 bye.
That’s as early as they get.
“You see it's a Week 5 bye, it's ughh Week 5 bye,” general manager Howie Roseman said on Saturday, the day before the team left for the Super Bowl in New Orleans. “We're gonna have such a long run after that. It’s terrible. It’s not even cold in Philly if you wanted to go away.”
It turns out the timing of that bye week was actually perfect.
As Super Bowl week begins, Roseman reflects on his home run signings
By Dave Zangaro
NEW ORLEANS — In this Super Bowl season, the Eagles had two players named to the All-Pro first team.
Howie Roseman signed them both on the same day in March.
Of course, when the Eagles signed Saquon Barkley and Zack Baun on March 13, expectations for the two were a little different. Barkley was getting top-of-the-market running back money and Baun was more of an afterthought. But those two moves helped shape the Eagles’ incredible 2024 season.
They wouldn’t be in New Orleans without them.
‘I'm a little bit obsessed:' Why Howie Roseman is the perfect GM for the Eagles
By Reuben Frank
Dave Zangaro and Reuben Frank answer a question from a viewer: After just one season, can Saquon Barkley already be considered one of the best players in franchise history?
This was Thursday evening for Howie Roseman. But really, it’s every day for Howie Roseman.
Figuring out ways to make the Eagles better is literally a 24-hour-a-day, 365-days-a-year job for Roseman, the Eagles’ general manager since 2010 … minus 2015.
“I'm a little bit obsessed with it,” Roseman said in an interview Saturday. “On Thursday night, it was 9:30, I went to my son's basketball game, I came home and I was watching the tape of the Senior Bowl and the East-West game.
“And my wife walked into my office and she's like, ‘What's going on right now?’ And it's like, ‘Hey, we gotta make sure that our offseason next year is good. … So that for me is the most important part (of the job). To be able to look in the mirror, wake up every morning and know I'm giving everything I got to this team, this organization and our fans.”
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