Rendell Eagles Rant Makes National News

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell's strong opinions on Fox 29 about the Philadelphia Eagles postponement is starting to get national attention, after Rendell said he was furious with the NFL.

The Los Angeles Times, Mediaite and New York Times ran stories on Monday about our interview with Rendell, which quickly shifted from a blizzard update to a Rendell rant about the NFL's decision to move the Eagles' game to Tuesday, in a public safety measure.

Rendell was obviously upset during a phone interview with Fox 29 and at one point, he was arguing with Fox 29 chief meteorologist John Bolaris about the details of snow amounts in the Philadelphia area.

Rendell said that only 5 inches of snow was on the ground at the time the Eagles-Vikings would have been held Sunday night (Instead, the NFL moved the game to Tuesday night as a public safety precaution.)

When Bolaris told Rendell that measurement was taken at 7 p.m., Rendell argued the point. He also said with only several inches on the ground in the Pennsylvania suburbs near Philadelphia, there was no reason to postpone the game.

"I think it is a joke," Rendell said about the NFL's decision.

"In actuality there are more than 7 inches of snow on the  ground. That report was from 7 p.m. Governor," Bolaris said. The game would have started at 8:30 p.m.

"No, that was at 8:30 according to FEMA," Rendell shot back. "This is no way, shape or form a blizzard!"

Rendell also said that "Vince Lombardi would be spinning in his grave" if he knew about the NFL's decision, and that fans in Philadelphia, Delaware and Montgomery County could have attended the game.

Rendell didn't acknowledge that fans in New Jersey would also have been affected.

The eventual snowfall in Philadelphia was 12.4 inches.

Rendell also appears regularly on a Comcast postgame show about the Eagles and is a long-time fan.

In Philadelphia, Rendell is also known for his involvement in the infamous 1989 Bounty Bowl game at Veterans Stadium, when fans attacked the Dallas Cowboys with snowballs.

Back in 1989, Rendell admitted he paid an Eagles fan $20 to throw a snowball at the Cowboys.