Orlando Scandrick Bashes Eagles’ Organization
On July 27th, 2019, the Philadelphia Eagles signed CB Orlando Scandrick to the roster in hopes of creating more depth for the weak secondary they possessed.
Scandrick stayed with the team for the entire month of August until he was eventually released during final roster cuts on August 30th, 2019. While the team chose to cut him, the possibility of resigning the cornerback later in the season was pretty high.
One day after the Eagles’ win over the Green Bay Packers, the Birds decided to give Scandrick another call and signed him once more on September 27th, 2019.
The move made sense, as the team was depleted at the position due to injury. It also helps to bring in a familiar face; someone who has been in the building before.
After the signing, Scandrick helped the Eagles destroy the New York Jets in a week five matchup. He recorded two strip-sacks in his Philadelphia debut, returning the second for a 44-yard touchdown.
Scandrick played 18% of the defensive snaps in week six against the Vikings, and 51% of snaps in week seven against the Cowboys. His play on-field showed what we already knew; he is an aging, back-of-the-roster NFL cornerback.
Following the week seven loss to Scandrick’s former team, the Birds released him once more on October 21st, 2019.
Scandrick, now a free agent, decided to make an appearance on ‘Undisputed’ on Fox Sports Friday morning. While being interviewed by Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe, Scandrick had some distasteful comments about the Eagles’ franchise and their locker room atmosphere.
Here are some of the most notable quotes from his interview….
“The problem in Philadelphia is much, much deeper than me. I think they’re having a tough time dealing with success.”
“I still feel like they’re living on that Superbowl high. Like, it’s over. You still living in the past.”
When Scandrick was asked about the Eagles’ locker room:
“Let’s just say, where there’s smoke, there’s fire. There’s some accountability issues going on there, and it starts from the top.”
Scandrick was asked about the team’s chemistry as a whole:
“I think on defense they have stuck together pretty good. I think there are some selfish people in that defense, though.”
“Are there some people in that locker room that still would probably want Nick (Foles)? Yeah, but that’s not a knock against Carson (Wentz), It’s just everything that Nick has achieved.”
Scandrick had some controversial comments for specific individuals in the Eagles’ organization as well.
He first criticizes Eagles’ General Manager, Howie Roseman:
“I don’t believe anything that Howie (Roseman) says. Howie is one of the people that, if he told me it was raining outside, I’d probably get some shorts, just in case.”
He then turned his crosshairs on to two-time Superbowl champion Malcolm Jenkins, questioning his leadership:
“When you wear a ‘C’ on your jersey, It’s your job to bring guys along. I dont know if thats the case.”
After the Eagles’ Friday morning practices were completed, Malcolm Jenkins met with Philadelphia media in the locker room and responded to Scandrick:
“For us to move on as a team, we can’t have motherfuckers like that in the room.”
“I immediately take credit for all the mistakes I make.”
Once Jenkins made these comments, Orlando Scandrick fired back the same day. On Friday afternoon, Scandrick made an appearance on yet another Fox Sports show, The Herd with Colin Cowherd.
While talking to Colin Cowherd, Scandrick responds to Jenkins:
“I’ve never had a problem with (Malcolm) Jenkins, but it sounds like he’s making it personal now.”
“When you start pressing to make plays for yourself, that’s a selfish act.”
“When you got guys, the first thing they do when they get offf the practice field is look on twitter to respond, that’s hilarious, that’s laughable to me.”
After the comments that Scandrick has made, this most certainly ensures that he will not be returning to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Malcolm Jenkins wasn’t the only one to chime in on the situation, as the Eagles’ official twitter page had something to say as well.
They quietly dropped a video of Jenkins and Scandrick talking on the sidelines during a game on twitter:
Looks like Jenkins and the Eagles get the last laugh.
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