Eagles Rookie Suspended After Making Disrespectful Remarks Toward Female Janitor – Head Coach Nick Sirianni Issues Immediate Discipline

Eagles Rookie Suspended After Making Disrespectful Remarks Toward Female Janitor – Head Coach Nick Sirianni Issues Immediate Discipline

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

It wasn’t an injury or a tactical move — the reason a Philadelphia Eagles rookie will miss this week’s game stunned everyone inside the NovaCare Complex. According to multiple team sources, the player was disciplined after making offensive remarks toward a female janitor following Friday’s practice — all because of a small, avoidable accident.

Witnesses reported that the staff member was cleaning a hallway when she accidentally brushed the player’s leg with a mop as he walked by. Instead of letting it go, the rookie turned around, visibly irritated, and made disrespectful comments that shocked those nearby.

Unfortunately for him, Head Coach Nick Sirianni happened to walk out of a meeting at that moment and saw the entire exchange unfold. Within seconds, Sirianni ordered everyone to stop and addressed the situation directly. According to one staff member, the head coach was “furious and disappointed,” not just because of what was said, but because of what it revealed.

Later that afternoon, Sirianni gathered the team and spoke in a calm but firm tone:
“The women who do these jobs — they don’t ask for recognition, but they’re the reason we can train, play, and live in a clean, safe environment. They deserve respect from everyone, especially from him. If a player can’t understand that, then he’s not worthy of wearing the Midnight Green jersey of the Philadelphia Eagles.”

The organization later confirmed that the rookie would be suspended for at least one game and required to assist the facility and maintenance staff as part of his internal punishment.

General Manager Howie Roseman supported the decision, stating:
“We weren’t pleased with his actions. In Philadelphia, we don’t tolerate drama or disrespect — that’s not who we are.”

Inside the locker room, many veterans echoed that sentiment. One player summed it up simply:

“We fight hard, we play hard, but in Philly, we treat people right. That’s the standard.”

And the young man who just learned that lesson the hard way — the rookie whose moment of arrogance cost him his first real opportunity on the field — was Drew Kendall.