Victor Cruz went down with what looked like a season-ending injury on Sunday night, and there were plenty of Philadelphia Eagles fans and fantasy football obsessors that celebrated his misfortune. The two Eagles employees who were featured on the front page of Monday’s New York Daily News were not two of them.
The play where Cruz injured his knee came on 4th down with the Eagles leading 20-0 early in the third quarter. Had the Giants scored a touchdown, Philly’s lead would have been cut to 20-7 with a lot of time left. The Eagles employees that were shown on the cover of the Daily News were excited that Cruz was unable to haul in the pass — not that he blew out his knee.
As For the Win noted, fans and employees stopped celebrating as soon as it became obvious that Cruz was hurt. The Daily News also featured a tweet from Philly radio host Mike Missanelli, who has spent the past 12 hours apologizing and explaining that he did not realize Cruz had gotten injured.
I apologize for the Cruz tweet. I didn't see that he got hurt on the play. Was outside the stadium and saw he dropped it walking to my car
— Mike Missanelli (@MikeMiss975) October 13, 2014
We don’t know if Missanelli celebrated Cruz’s injury and then realized he made a mistake, but we’re confident the Eagles employees were pumping their fists because the Giants turned the ball over on downs at a crucial moment in the game. The way they were framed on the Daily News cover was completely unfair.
