Art Museum of Philadelphia Eagles Banner for Parade Images
Past MICHAEL SISAK and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia'south start Super Basin parade provided catharsis Th for hundreds of thousands of Eagles fans, deliriously blithesome later on decades without a title and relishing the national spotlight on a team that few outside the metropolis idea could win it all.
Fans clad in Eagles green jammed the streets from dawn nearly the stadium to an afternoon rally at the city'due south famed "Rocky" steps, lining up 20 deep in spots to take hold of a glimpse of the champs. The Eagles rode in open-top double decker buses to the art museum that Sylvester Stallone made famous for a rally nearly 60 years in the making.
Centre Jason Kelce gave voice to every frustrated Philly fan with a remarkable, impassioned and profane speech that had him defending the general manager, the coach and a litany of players who supposedly weren't smart enough, big enough or talented plenty to win a title.
"We were a bunch of underdogs," shouted Kelce, channeling Rocky himself. "Bottom line is we wanted it more!"
And then did football-crazed Philly — desperately.
Until Sunday's 41-33 victory over the favored New England Patriots, the Eagles remained the only squad in their division without a Super Bowl title — an ongoing humiliation that gave Philly an inferiority complex and fabricated Eagles fans an easy target for fans of other teams, specially the rival Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.
"This Super Bowl title is for you," Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie told the vast crowd. "You are the most passionate and deserving sports fans on the planet. We couldn't accept done it without you."
Added Super Bowl MVP quarterback Nick Foles: "We finally did information technology. Nosotros're Super Basin champs!"
The parade began at the Eagles' stadium complex and slowly made its way up Broad Street past the cheering throngs. Carrying the Lombardi Trophy, jitney Doug Pederson walked part of the route — allowing fans to touch the gleaming hardware — while Lurie held a sign saying "Cheers FANS" equally he stood next to the team'south three quarterbacks: Foles, injured starter Carson Wentz and 3rd-stringer Nate Sudfeld.
Dan Tarvin, 29, was pumped after getting to loftier-five Pederson and GM Howie Roseman, who was instrumental in putting together a squad expected to compete for championships for years to come up.
"They are more than heroes. They're legends. They're immortal in this metropolis, forever," Tarvin said.
Corey Carter, 32, of West Philadelphia, clutched a woodcut of an Eagle that he dubbed the "Lombirdy Trophy."
"This is the greatest mean solar day!" Carter said. "As well God, my kids and my married woman, it'southward Eagles. That'southward all there is. My family and then Eagles, and this is the greatest mean solar day of my life, e'er."
Schools, museums, courts, authorities offices and even the Philadelphia Zoo were shut down and so the city could fete an underdog Eagles squad that few outside Philadelphia thought had a prayer of beating the mighty Patriots led by superstar quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick.
Organizers prepared for as many as 2 million people, though city officials didn't release a crowd estimate.
Terry Gallen, a fan from Glen Mills, in the Philadelphia suburbs, said he "broke downward like a baby and cried" when the Eagles won the Super Bowl.
"It means everything," Gallen said. "We're loving information technology."
At the rally, Lurie, Pederson and a slew of players all took the microphone and defended Lord's day's victory to the fans.
Only it was the crowd-pleasing Kelce who best channeled the gruff but ultimately good-hearted "attytood" for which Philadelphians are famous.
Wearing an outlandishly sequined Mummers getup — a nod to Philadelphia's raucous New year's day'south Day parade — Kelce declared that "no one wanted us. No annotator liked to see us win the Super Bowl. And nobody likes our fans."
He then led the oversupply in a jolly — and filthy — chant set to the tune of "My Darling Clementine": "No i likes u.s.a., no i likes us, no i likes us, we don't intendance!" The big-bearded lineman uttered at least two profanities that made it onto live Boob tube, recalling Chase Utley's similarly profane oral communication at the Phillies' Earth Serial parade 10 years ago.
Police force investigated at least two stabbings on parade day, including ane man stabbed inside a mall just off the road. No details about his condition were released. A 2d human being was taken to a hospital with a stab wound, and police said they were trying to piece together what happened. City officials said they wouldn't have arrest numbers until Friday.
The parade was overwhelmingly peaceful, though, giving fans an emotional release after decades of thwarting.
For lots of fans, the parade was a reminder of the Phillies' victory lap after a 28-year World Serial title drought.
For others, it took on spiritual shades of the pope'south visit in 2015.
"It is like a religion," said Kevin Fry, 37, of Prospect Park in suburban Philadelphia, a printing operator at the Inquirer and Daily News who helped print 700,000 copies of the Super Bowl edition that proclaimed "At Last!"
And for Natasha Curley, 31, a janitor from Trenton, New Bailiwick of jersey, the Super Bowl championship means that rival fans tin can stop their yapping — at least till next season.
"This stops all the hate," Curley said. "They got nothing to say now."
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