Giants punter Steve Weatherford made some comments about the Eagles during a radio interview last week and they’ve gotten noticed in Philadelphia.
Weatherford shared his opinion that he wouldn’t want Tim Tebow taking snaps for his team and that Chip Kelly will “get himself in serious trouble” if Sam Bradford gets hurt after signing an extension with the team. Weatherford also described Bradford as a Ferrari that “won’t be running all the time” and Mark Sanchez as a nice sedan during the visit.
Eagles center Jason Kelce responded on Twitter on Monday and seemed to take the greatest issue with Weatherford’s comments about Bradford’s health.
“Of course a player who is literally not allowed to be touched is talking s---,” Kelce wrote. “Is interviewing punters a thing now?”
It is apparently a thing as Weatherford followed up his Friday interview with an appearance on 97.5 The Fanatic in Philly on Monday that saw him trying to put out any fires that may have flared up after his initial foray on the airwaves.
“I got a lot of respect for the Eagles. I think people are reading the headlines and docking it the wrong way,” Weatherford said. “I 100 percent can see how you can take offense to that, but that is not the way I meant it. I think Chip Kelly is doing a wonderful job. You guys crushed us last year. hen you have a quarterback like Eli Manning, I would prefer that he takes the snaps for my team over Tebow. I’m not taking shots at Tim.”
Weatherford also replied to Kelce on Twitter, questioning whether Kelce read his full quotes and telling the Eagles center that he’s “smarter than” letting “someone tell you your opinion.”
Given the relatively mild nature of Weatherford’s jabs, there may not be more legs to this bit of offseason fun but history says the Eagles and Giants will find more ways to rile each other up before their two meetings during the regular season.
