Nick Sirianni spent part of his offseason looking for a new source of inspiration, and he found it in ChatGPT.
According to The Athletic’s Zach Berman, the Eagles coach logged onto the chatbot on a Monday in June as he prepared for his sixth season in Philadelphia. Sirianni was trying to track down a story about relentless effort that he could fold into a speech for his players before training camp, which opens July 28.
The search led him to Anthony Robles, the Arizona State wrestler born with one leg who won a national championship in 2011.
Sirianni’s encounter with the tool was memorable for another reason, too: he didn’t exactly have the name down cold. During a roundtable interview in June, he said, “We’ve created stories, things that people are looking up on ChatGP - fill me in on the letters,” Sirianni said in June during a roundtable interview.
“What keeps it more fresh than what we’ve done?”
The coach also made clear he isn’t spending much time worrying about outside chatter around his place in the league. Even with the Eagles posting one of the NFL’s best winning percentages since he arrived, the conversation around the team has often centered on his job security instead of the results.
Sirianni pushed back on that line of thinking in comments reported Monday by NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Reuben Frank.
"I can't control what anybody thinks or feels," Sirianni said, per Frank's report.
"And that's OK. If I get wrapped up into the wrong things, 'Hey, the appreciation for us should be higher,' like, does that really matter? It doesn't really matter, you know?"
Philadelphia also made a change on the coaching staff this offseason, hiring Sean Mannion as offensive coordinator to replace Kevin Patullo, who called plays for the team last season.
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