San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, said that a cultural difference could be the reason why the Eagles, who were 10-1, are entering the playoffs as the NFC’s No. 5 seed, 11-6.
“It’s kind of similar because I think we’re very close,” Hargrave remarked about the two teams while speaking with teammate Arik Armstead on the latest episode of the “Third and Long” podcast, which was shared by Cayden Steele of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. “Even in Philadelphia, we remained close. Everyone was pretty close. However, practice is more challenging in this environment. You understand what you’re getting yourself into here. Everyone can’t make it over here.”
Some in the NFL believe that Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni could be fired this summer if Philadelphia loses to the 9-8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers in next Monday’s wild-card playoff game at Raymond James Stadium. As of late Monday afternoon, DraftKings Sportsbook had the Eagles as three-point favourites in the game.
“A war,” Hargrave continued, comparing 49ers practices to those he had with the Eagles. “There is war every day. You don’t get it until you’re in it. “It’s definitely different.”
The 12-5 49ers won the NFC’s No. 1 seed and home-field advantage for the playoff tournament, thus the Eagles may have to win at San Francisco’s Levi’s Stadium to return to the Super
