Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio kicked off his media availability at training camp on Thursday with a joke referencing Dr. Anthony Fauci.
When a reporter asked about the team's plan at the Safety position, Fangio replied, “I’m gonna be like Fauci and just take the Fifth Amendment on all questions.”
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He added, “Did you guys see that? Oh my god,” prompting laughter from the room.
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The veteran coach then asked the reporter to repeat the query before actually answering it.
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The joke referenced Fauci's appearance at a Senate hearing the day before, where he invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times, refusing to answer questions about COVID-19 and the government's pandemic response.
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Clips from the hearing went viral online, and the controversy clearly reached the Eagles' facility.
