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Swooning fans screamed and cheered Friday as MVP quarterback Jalen Hurts and Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie took turns hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the start of the team's victory parade through the City of Brotherly Love.
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Others decked out in Eagles jerseys climbed trees and light poles, perched themselves atop ladders and clung to a statue of Benjamin Franklin near City Hall to get a glimpse of record-setting running back Saquon Barkley and Cooper DeJean, the rookie defensive back who ran an interception into the end zone on his 22nd birthday.
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Barkley, along with many other players, hopped off the open-air buses to walk along the parade route and exchange high-fives with fans who pressed against teetering barricades.
Jordan Jaindl, who couldn't make it to the 2018 parade after the Eagles won their first Super Bowl, wasn't going to miss this one, bringing his wife and three daughters from Binghamton, New York. This team, he said, was the embodiment of the city.
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Fans showed up with grocery carts stocked with food and booze while a few stayed warm in a hotel, sipping champagne. One group roasted a pig with the number 맥스카지노15맥스카지노 carved into the side 맥스카지노 a final shot at Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
The Eagles, despite being underdogs, dominated the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, shutting them out in the first half before finishing with a 40-22 victory.
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She and other city leaders implored the team맥스카지노s exuberant fans and keep the mood festive for the Valentine맥스카지노s Day dinner crowd.
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Despite her admonitions, a few fans stood on top of port-a-potties and city trucks downtown.
Just weeks ago, a college student falling from a street pole after the Eagles' won the NFC championship game. A year ago, a left one person dead and nearly two dozen wounded.
There was a large police presence along the Philadelphia parade route, which stretches from South Philadelphia where the Eagles play all the way to City Hall and then onto the art museum.
Dump trucks and heavy equipment blocked many of the side streets along the route. City schools closed for the parade, along with city courts and other agencies.
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Associated Press journalists Matt Rourke in Philadelphia, John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, and Steve Megargee in Milwaukee contributed.