Scandrick blasts Eagles after release: They're 'living in the past'

The Philadelphia Eagles released cornerback Orlando Scandrick on Monday after just three games. On Friday, the veteran put the entire Eagles franchise on blast.

Scandrick told Fox Sports' "Undisputed" he felt scapegoated upon his release from Philadelphia. The 32-year-old said the team "has accountability issues and it starts from the top," adding he doesn't believe "anything" Eagles general manager Howie Roseman says.

"The problem in Philadelphia is much, much deeper than me," said Scandrick, who spent 10 years with the Dallas Cowboys before joining the Kansas City Chiefs last season and then the Eagles in late September. " ... I think they're having a tough time dealing with success."

Scandrick weighed in on reports of dissension in the Eagles locker room, including tackle Lane Johnson's admission after Sunday's loss to the Cowboys that players are often late to meetings and practice.

"Let's just say where there's smoke, there's fire," Scandrick said. " ... That locker room is different. I would tell guys when I came there, I still feel like they're living on that Super Bowl high. It's over. You're living in the past. But some of those guys came into the league and the first thing they experienced was 13-3 and a Super Bowl and they think that's what it's all about."

Though Scandrick was complimentary of Philadelphia quarterback Carson Wentz, he said some Eagles players would prefer to be led by Super Bowl LII hero Nick Foles.

"Nick Foles is not walking through that door. At all. Are there some people in that locker room that still would probably want Nick? Yeah. But that's not a knock against Carson. It's just everything that Nick has achieved. ..." Scandrick said.

"I love Carson ... I'm gonna compare him to (Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott). I spent enough time with both of them. Dak, natural-born (leader). First one in the building. Last one out. Doing extra things. Carson, if you go back to earlier in the season, they dropped a few passes and now they want to stay after practice and catch some extra passes.

"That's adversity, right? How do you handle success? When you rip off a few games, is everybody just get in at 7:15 and leave at 6:14? I think they're dealing with that right now. That success is really, really hurting them right now."

After Scandrick criticized Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins' play and leadership, Jenkins responded to his former teammate's words on Friday afternoon:

Malcolm Jenkins on the Orlando Scandrick comments: #Eagles pic.twitter.com/6ZDrOHhqOA

- Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) October 25, 2019

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