Is New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur upset with his team for hitting the town and celebrating after their 41-35 overtime victory over the three-win Washington Redskins in Week 16?
Simply put, yes. He is.
“They should have invited me,” Shurmur told reporters with a sarcastic smile.
Other than failing to receive an invite, the celebration did not bother Shurmur one bit, but the fact that the video became viral certainly did.
“They’re grown men and they look after each other. They were celebrating a victory,” Shurmur said. “The fact that they can’t go enjoy themselves without it becoming public, those are the things that I’ll never feel comfortable about.”
The viral nature of the video likely stems from Eli Manning’s participation, which is a genuine rarity. In fact, Sunday night/Monday morning was the first time in Manning’s 16-year career that he was spotted out on the town.
Someone sent me this and I can't stop watching this. Just Eli, Jones and some Giants playing flip cup 😎 LOVE IT
I mean it's no boat trip 🤫#Giants #GiantsPride pic.twitter.com/V21TSPl5Ft— LPG – NYG (@LicensePlateGuy) December 23, 2019
Never thought I'll see Eli Manning and Daniel Jones partying… but here we are.
(via dquiznj/IG)pic.twitter.com/YodVxRKJrc
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) December 23, 2019
Ultimately, the videos should actually reflect positively on the relationship both Manning and Alex Tanney have with rookie quarterback Daniel Jones. It’s an odd situation for all three men, but clearly they’ve risen above their employment differences to become good friends and for Manning and Tanney, good mentors.
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