Eagles' Jenkins calls team out for 'embarrassing' loss to Saints

Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins won't be getting over his team's 48-7 loss to the New Orleans Saints anytime soon.

Jenkins, who featured for the Saints during the first five seasons of his career, was incensed about the blowout and hinted at a severe lack of effort from the Eagles.

"It was embarrassing, quite frankly. It was one of those things that I didn't feel like as a team we had a lot of fight. I would rather get thrown out of a game than just lay down and take it," Jenkins said Tuesday to ESPN's Tim McManus. "There were a ton of frustrations, one being obviously me going back to New Orleans - it's a game that meant a lot to me - but just the demeanor of the team really bothered me.

"At this point in time, we need to figure some things out about ourselves."

Jenkins was caught flipping his middle finger at Saints head coach Sean Payton after running back Alvin Kamara beat him cleanly for a touchdown on fourth down. While Jenkins later clarified that he has no ill will toward Payton, he did allude to a number of issues within his own team.

"Some things are just non-negotiable. We can deal with guys getting beat. Mistakes happen. If you don't win at the point of attack, cool. But if you don't know what you're doing or if you're not giving us everything you've got, especially when our backs are on the wall, then I think that's something as leaders of the team we need to nip in the bud because we're at that moment where we can't carry non-essential personnel," Jenkins said.

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