“What a dumb call”: Mina Kimes reveals mother-in-law’s text message calling out Nick Sirianni’s late-game call vs. Packers

ESPN reporter and analyst Mina Kimes disclosed what the feelings looked like for her in-laws during the Monday night game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers. In a hotly contested Week 10 encounter, the Eagles came out with a 10-7 victory at Lambeau Field.

In her appearance on the “PHLY Eagles Podcast” on Monday, Kimes was asked about who felt the most heat from her Eagles-obsessed in-law during the game on Monday by EJ Smith.

“We need a temperature check from the in-laws,” Smith said. “I feel like we should make this a bi-weekly thing here. Who do you think the temperature is hottest on in the in-laws' house? Is it Nick Sirianni? Is it A.J. Brown?... Maybe A.J. is the hottest temperature.”

Mina Kimes replied by reading out all the messages she got from her mother-in-law during the game, including her reaction to a late-game call by Nick Sirianni.

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“Here's all the texts my mother-in-law sent me during the game: ‘Yuck. Looking tough tonight.’ ‘Yeah! This game's a fight.’ ‘Lane is back! 20 🦅.’ ‘Lucky, that's all I can say.’ This is after the fourth down. ‘What a dumb call. What the hell was he thinking?’ So I think the answer is Sirianni.”

Mina Kimes is married to Nick Sylvester, a music producer, songwriter and the co-founder of the artist development company, Godmode. The two tied the knot in 2015 and have a son together. Sylvester was born and raised in Philadelphia, a testament to his family’s love for the Eagles.

Mina Kimes apologizes for promoting a controversial brand

On her Instagram and X page with large followings, Mina Kime recently promoted Solitaire Cash, an app from mobile tech company Papaya Gaming. However, the brand is now a target of a federal lawsuit over deceptive advertising.

Reports claim the app deploys bots to rig paid tournament results, while leading users to believe they’re competing against actual people. Amid the controversy, Kimes took to X on Saturday to apologize for her role in promoting the brand.

“The truth is: I didn’t spend any time looking into the whole thing, and that’s 100% on me. Thought it was just typical marketing work, and I’m deeply embarrassed I didn’t vet it. A colossal [expletive] on my part,” Kimes posted on X.

In a follow-up post on Bluesky, Mina Kimes made it clear that she hasn’t received any payment for the promotion and that, if she does, she plans to donate every cent. Amid the controversy, ESPN has ordered its staff to end their promotion of the Papaya Gaming brand.

Edited by Farouk Yusuf