Sean McVay makes bold Nick Sirianni claim ahead of Super Bowl LIX: 'He's the most disrespected coach in the league'

Sean McVay had some high praise for Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni on Sunday ahead of Super Bowl LIX. Speaking on the FOX pregame show, the Los Angeles Rams coach called Sirianni “the most disrespected coach in the league.”

McVay pointed to the fact that this is the second Super Bowl appearance for Sirianni in only four seasons in Philadelphia. That was two years ago against the Kansas City Chiefs, whom the Eagles will also be facing Sunday.

“I think he’s the most disrespected coach in the league for a guy who is making his second Super Bowl appearance,” McVay said. “He’s made the playoffs all four years in his tenure. He’s got an authentic energy that I think his players feed off of him. There’s a toughness, there’s a style of play that you see from these guys. That’s why they’re in position to be able to go win one of these tonight.”

"I think he's the most disrespected coach in the league for a guy who is making his second Super Bowl appearance."@RamsNFL HC Sean McVay and our crew give high praise to @Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni pic.twitter.com/vl1P7tLGSv

— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) February 9, 2025

Philadelphia came up short in the last Super Bowl, falling 38-35. However, the Eagles will look to get their revenge this time around and claim the first title under Sirianni and second in franchise history.

The team is led by quarterback Jalen Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley, who rushed for 2,005 yards and 13 touchdowns, both career bests. It’s no coincidence that those numbers came in his first year under Sirianni after spending the previous six seasons with the New York Giants.

“Nick Sirianni, he’s intense,” FOX analyst and former NFL defensive end Howie Long said. “He’s emotional. He’s confrontational. That sounds like I’m describing all of my friends from Philadelphia who are Eagles fans. That being said, we’re not in the locker room.

“What you hear out of that locker room is a team that is quick to defend their head coach and a team that talks about his messaging on a daily basis, the impact he has on that football team, the direction. He sets the direction. He’s not a play caller. He’s a walk around coach. He is the most underrated guy in this Super Bowl.”

Sirianni will have a tall task in taking down the Chiefs, who are looking to become the first team in NFL history to threepeat in the Super Bowl. If he can do that, he just might grab the respect from the rest of the league that McVay believes he deserve.