Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins blasted officials after Philadelphia’s overtime loss to the Cowboys on Sunday. He was asked about the game’s opening kickoff, which was fumbled by Dallas and appeared to be recovered by the Eagles.
Philly had to challenge the play and when they did it was ruled that the Cowboys returner did fumble the ball, but that there was no clear recovery. The ruling came despite the fact that there were only Eagles players around the loose ball.
There are only Eagles in this pile along with the fumbled football, and yet they rule no clear recovery after 54 stands up w the ball. pic.twitter.com/lmTH5l60PL
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) December 9, 2018
Jenkins answered the question by taking a shot at the officials in New York, “Whoever is watching that in New York should stay off the bottle.”
Malcolm Jenkins saying what every #Eavles fan is thinking right now about the opening call of the game: pic.twitter.com/YPVQp3JJsx
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) December 10, 2018
Jenkins can expect to hear from the NFL about these comments. A fine will add to the heartbreak of the overtime loss to the Cowboys on Sunday.
