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From community awards to championing the women in the organization, there was a lot to be proud of from the Eagles this week.
Just because the offseason is among us, and the Eagles aren’t practicing or playing, that doesn’t mean that players, coaches, and front office staff aren’t still making fans proud off the field. This week, Howie Roseman and Nick Sirianni championed their women colleagues at the NFL Combine, Jalen Hurts was honored for his work in the community, and Jeff Stoutland gave thanks to the years he had coaching Jason Peters.
Here are some things the Eagles did off the field this week that made me proud to be a fan.
If the team did something to impress you lately, share some of the good vibes in the comments!
The Eagles’ QB was back in Philly earlier this week to receive Citizen of the Year for all the work he’s done in the community and the efforts he’s made specifically to uplift the youth through education efforts and mentorship with patients at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
One of the newer annual parts of the combine in Indianapolis is the NFL Women’s Forum, and this year several Eagles were part of a panel titled, “Super Bowl LIX Leaders: Advancing the Ball.”
Zach Berman reported that at one point Sirianni was looking at his phone, and it turned out the head coach wanted to note a Martin Luther King Jr. quote he felt was reflective of the conversation.
“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.’”
The Bodyguard spent an incredible 19 seasons in the NFL, and will retire one of the best offensive tackles to ever play the game. Howie Roseman noted that Peters is a no-brainer first-ballot Hall of Famer, and Jeff Stoutland made sure to pay respect to his former player.
Slay was awarded the key to the city in his hometown of Brunswick, Georgia in a day full of celebration for the 12-year player. The veteran CB got emotional speaking to the crowd, and was also part of a second Super Bowl parade put on in his honor.
