Philadelphia was flooded with green on Valentine’s Day to celebrate its Super Bowl Eagles champion.
Fain fans shouted and cheered on Friday when the MVP seafood of the Super Bowl, Jalen Hurts and the owner of the Eagles, Jeffrey Lurie, turned to win the Vince Lombardi trophy at the beginning of the team’s victory parade A through the City of Fraternal Love.
Many fans camped along the parade route during the night, curling under the blankets and stores to secure main places near the Museum of Art of Philadelphia, where the Eagles took the stage in the “rocky” steps.
“You know, I told myself that when they recruited me, I wouldn’t reach the ‘Rocky’ steps until I won a championship,” said Hurts. “And now we are here.”
A few noisy fans launched beer cans to the players traveling in the outdoor buss, and a general manager of the Eagles, Howie Roseman, of a rebel launch, Howie Roseman.
“Sando bleeding for this city!” Roseman later said during the celebration.
Other fans adorned in the eagles t -shirts trees trees and posts of light, perched on the stairs and clung to a statue of Benjamin Franklin near the town hall to see the recorder of records Saquon Barkley and Cooper leave, the retensive of the rookies that He directed a return of interception in the annotation zone during the Super Bowl on his 22th birthday.
“This team is special,” said coach Nick Sirianni. “We cannot be great without the greatness of others, and that certainly applies to our fans.”
Barkley, along with many other players, jumped from buses to walk along the parade route and exchange clashes with fans who pressed against drumming barricades.
Jordan Jainl, who could not reach the 2018 parade after the Eagles won their first Super Bowl, was not going to lose this, bringing his wife and three daughters of Binghamton, New York. This team, he said, was the incarnation of the city.
“Your work ethics,” he said. “How they have to grind for each victory. We have to grind here in Philadelphia.”
The open receptor of the Eagles, Aj Brown, was among the players to speak on the podium, and at the end of his speech, recited the criticisms that were leveled throughout the season.
“They said it was a diva. They said that everything that mattered to me were statistics,” Brown said. “You’re going to do all those things wrong about me, but one thing you do well: I’m a champion!”
Fans appeared with supermarket cars full of food and alcohol, while some stayed hot in a hotel, drinking champagne. A group roasted a pig with the number “15” carved on the side, a final shot to the field marshal of the Kansas City bosses, Patrick Mahomes.
The Eagles, despite being helpless, dominated the Chiefs in the great game on Sunday, closing them in the first half before finishing with a 40-22 victory.
“I am so happy that you have not had to go through a nail teeth game,” said the veteran defensive wing Brandon Graham. “It’s about being sandy. We will remain sandy.”
Graham, 11 weeks after tear his triceps and declare that he was out for the rest of the season, returned to play 13 snapshots in the Super Bowl. Before the season, he had announced his intention to retire after his fifteenth year in the League, but left his most open future plans during his parade speech on Friday.
“I am very grateful for my children, my family. Very grateful to be part of this organization. You did what I am today,” said Graham, who was the last Eagles player to speak. “The only problem I have with this season is that it ended. We prepare for next year.”
Earlier this week, Mayor Cherelle Parker and other city leaders implored the exuberant fans of the team to stay safe and maintain the festive mood.
“In the midst of all this beauty, all the sacrifices that this team has made to fulfill this moment, we do not want everything to go on the way,” said the mayor.
Two women were shot in their legs on Friday during a discussion with another person near the parade, police said, but it was not clear where it happened or if it had a connection with the celebration.
There was a great police presence along the route, which extended from southern Philadelphia, where the Eagles play, to the City Council and the Museum of Art.
The trucks and the heavy team blocked many side streets, and the schools of the city, the courts and other agencies closed for the parade.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
