"Why don’t you just shut up" - Giants fan reveals wild encounter with Eagles’ Nick Sirianni

The Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants have a strong rivalry in the NFL. The two teams hate each other and fans of both teams tend to hate anyone involved with the other team. Evidently, that includes the coaches.

On Thursday’s episode of WFAN’s Boomer and Gio show, a Giants fan called in to talk about an intense encounter he allegedly had with Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni. The encounter took place on the tennis courts of Haddonfield, New Jersey, where he was on the court next to Sirianni and his wife.

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The caller, who identified themselves as Peter from Maple Shade, had this to say about the Eagles coach and the encounter:

“He came up to me and said 'I have a problem with what you’re wearing. I don’t really have a problem with the Yankees t-shirt, but I have a problem with the hat.' I told him, ‘Listen bro, if you have a problem with it, come do something about it.'"

Peter went on to say that Sirianni allegedly took issue with the hat being worn in that particular area:

“He said he had a problem wearing that hat on these courts, meaning Haddonfield. Then he goes to me and says, ‘Well your team sucks, and your head coach sucks.’ He said that about three times. I’m thinking this guy wants to fight.

Peter continued:

"I said, ‘This isn’t sixth grade. Why don’t you just shut up?’ He kind of took a few steps towards me, and at that point, he kind of just shuts up.”

However, John Clark reported that the Giants fan's story was "grossly exaggerated." It was reported that Sirianni was being playful with Peter from Maple Shade.

Peter went on to say that he didn't think Sirianni was joking and that he didn't even know who he was speaking to at the time. He later realized he had encountered Sirianni after seeing a picture of the Eagles coach on the internet.

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The Giants and Eagles' recent history

The Philadelphia Eagles have a slight upper hand in their rivalry with the Giants. The overall head-to-head is 89-87-2 favoring the Eagles.

The two teams split last season's matchups in Sirianni's first season. However, the Eagles went 9-8 and ended up making the playoffs, while the Giants finished in last place at 4-13.

Philadelphia Eagles v New York Giants

The two rivals of the NFC East will face off twice this season, with the first matchup coming on December 11 at Meadowlife Stadium. They will then meet in the regular season finale on January 8 at Lincoln Financial Field. It's unclear whether or not Peter from Maple Shade will be in attendance, but it's sure to be an intense matchup either way.