Nick Sirianni was ‘negatively impacted’ by suspension handed to Eagles’ security chief Dom DiSandro last season and got into ‘numerous arguments with coaches and players’ without him on the sideline
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni was negatively impacted after head of security ‘Big Dom’ DiSandro was suspended down the final stretch of the season, according to NFL reporter Derrick Gunn.
DiSandro was suspended for the rest of the regular season following an incident with San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw on December 3.
He was allowed to return to the sideline during the postseason, but Philadelphia was eliminated from the playoffs by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wildcard Weekend.
According to the report, DiSandro would often keep Sirianni’s emotions in check during games and in his absence Sirianni got into multiple arguments with players and other coaches during games.
Sirianni has long been known for being an emotional head coach.
During the incident that led to his suspension DiSandro pulled Greenlaw off Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith and shouted at him after a reception in the third quarter of Philadelphia’s 42-19 loss to San Francisco.
Greenlaw, who was penalized for unnecessary roughness on the play, popped up and reached over two officials to put his hand in DiSandro’s face.
DiSandro responded by making contact with the linebacker, which is against NFL rules.
Following the Eagles collapse in the final weeks of the season, Sirianni reportedly pitched the changes to his coaching staff in a meeting with team owner Jeffrey Lurie in order to save his job during their exit meeting.
Sirianni was recently pictured bringing his new coordinators and quarterbacks coach to Geno’s Steaks in Philadelphia.
The Eagles hired former Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator Kellen Moore to the same role to run their offense and former Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Vic Fangio to the same position.
Philadelphia also hired Doug Nussmeier as their new quarterbacks coach after he previously held the same position with the Chargers and Dallas Cowboys.
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