The tape doesn’t lie.
After cornerback Orlando Scandrick ripped just about everything about the Eagles following his release this season — including defensive captain Malcolm Jenkins — the team responded on Twitter with a video that tells a different story.
“That’s exactly why you the captain of this defense, bro,” a mic’d up Scandrick told Jenkins while congratulating him for making a big play against the Vikings in Week 6. “The way that you (expletive) conduct yourself. First snap to the last.”
That didn’t jibe with what Scandrick told Fox Sports 1’s “Undisputed” on Friday.
“When you wear the ‘C’ on your jersey, it’s your job to bring guys along,” Scandrick said, referring to Jenkins. “It’s your job to sometimes — you need to take the hard down, you need to take the hard job, and you need to bring the thing together. I don’t know if that’s the case.”
Jenkins responded later that day, telling reporters: “I could give two sh-ts about people who aren’t here. For us to move on as a team, we can’t have motherf–kers like that in the room.”
Scandrick signed with the Eagles over the summer, but was released during final roster cuts. The 32-year-old was brought back amid injuries before being released Monday in a move he said “felt kind of scapegoat-ish” without elaborating.
The Eagles, who many picked this season to win their second Super Bowl in two years, are 3-4 and have lost two straight. They’re still in playoff contention, though, thanks to a pitiful NFC East.
Scandrick’s comments were the latest in an ongoing Eagles saga. Offensive tackle Lane Johnson said earlier this week that players had been showing up late to practice and team meetings. There was also an ESPN report earlier this season, citing an anonymous player, that said the offense was too complicated for quarterback Carson Wentz. The team refuted that report.
