A Parade Of Champions Was Held In Philly
Alex Lloyd Gross Photo-Delaware Valley News.com The celebration begins at the Art Museum .
by Alex Lloyd Gross
The Philadelphia Eagles have gotten pretty good at Winning Super Bowls, and the city has learned from their mistakes in 2018 and threw a great celebration. No buses obstructing the view for fans around city hall.
Multiple Double Decker buses rolled up Broad Street, en route to the Art Museum, where a celebration would be held. This parade kicked off just after 11:00 AM from the stadium area . Preceding this was Jason Kelce and other Eagles legacy players, who walked the parade route, a head of the buses.
Alex Lloyd Gross Photo- Delaware Valley News.com Jason Kelce tips his cap to the fans.
They slapped hands, signed a few autographs and posed for some selfies. When they got to city hall, Kelce tipped his hat to the crowd and the continued . He was dressed in street clothes, no green genie or anything elaborate.
Alex Lloyd Gross Photo-Delaware Valley News.com Swoop starts the parade.
While people waited for the buses, some in the crowd tossed footballs across the street. A few others got into trouble and wound up getting arrested.
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As the parade drove past Logan Circle, some barricades broke in different spots along the route. The first group[ picked it back up. The second pushed it over and made a run for the Art Museum. They were pushed back by police horses.
Alex Lloyd Gross Photo-Delaware Valley News.com Jalen Hurts give his remarks.
At the museum steps, the team and owners talked to the crowd. From Jalen Hurts, to Howie Roseman, the crowd roared it’s approval. A quick few verses of “We Are the Champions” from Jordan Mailata and the crowd went nuts.
Fireworks and smoke highlighted the remarks.
Two women were shot just outside the parade area but at least one was taken to the parade medical station, which is staffed by doctors The injuries were said to be non life threatening. No one has been arrested in connection with this.
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By 3:15 PM, the celebration was over. A good number of people were seen leaving prior to the ending, hoping to beat the traffic going home. Waiting time for some trains exceeded two hours.