In the euphoria of winning his first Super Bowl title, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni really wanted to get his hands on a cigar.
After finally making his way to the locker room after the Eagles’ 40-22 demolition of the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, February 9, Sirianni, 43, entered the raucous postgame celebration empty-handed.
Luckily, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman was there to save the day.
“Hey, I found your cigar!” Roseman, 47, excitedly told Sirianni, according to The Athletic’s Michael Silver, who was in the middle of the party.
Gregory Shamus/Getty Images For Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni, football is a family affair. The youngest of three sons, Sirianni grew up in Jamestown, New York, and was coached by his father, Fran Sirianni, while playing football in high school. He went on to play college ball at the University of Mount Union in Ohio, […]
However, there was a bit of a problem.
“You know I like Black & Mild,” Sirianni told Roseman. “No one bought me a Black & Mild?”
Black & Milds are the skinnier, pipe tobacco cigars that come in a variety of flavors, a different style than the most traditional cigars that many of Siranni’s players were enjoying amidst their beer chugging and tequila pouring.
“Oh geez,” Roseman told his head coach with a laugh. Sirianni responded, “You know I’m low class!”
It’s unclear if Sirianni ever got his Black & Mild, but it probably wasn’t much of a concern after the fourth-year head coach celebrated his first Super Bowl victory and putting an emphatic end to the Chiefs’ quest for a third consecutive league title.
According to The Athletic, Sirianni was the last member of the organization to leave the locker room festivities at 3:20 a.m.
Head coach Andy Reid is already thinking about what the Kansas City Chiefs can learn from their 2025 Super Bowl loss. Reid, 66, spoke to reporters after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, February 9, admitting that it was a “rough day” for his team. “I’m proud of […]
“You know, this head coaching thing — I think people have an opinion of the way they think a head coach should be,” Sirianni told Silver while the celebration still raged. “But you’ve got to be who you are. That doesn’t mean you try to not get better. That doesn’t mean I don’t try to check my emotions sometimes because I know that it’s one of my biggest strengths. But [it] also can be a hindrance as well.”
Sirianni added, “But I’m really thankful for the adversity and thankful for the criticism. Adversity makes you who you are, makes the team who it is, and I’m proud of that. I just didn’t conform to what people wanted me to be. I was true to myself of who I am, and I’ve been leading this way, really, since I’ve been in high school. And so, I’m grateful for the adversity. I’m grateful for the criticism.”
The Eagles’ party will continue when the team hosts a celebration parade in downtown Philadelphia on Friday, February 14.
