Welcomed by a throng of supporters singing endless renditions of "Fly, Eagles, Fly", the Philadelphia Eagles returned to the City of Brotherly Love on Monday as champions for the first time in franchise history.
The Eagles landed around 3 p.m. local time at Philadelphia International Airport after in Minneapolis following their over the New England Patriots in LII.
Hoisting the Lombardi to the screams of hundreds of fans gathered at the airport, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and coach Doug Pederson were the first to emerge from the American Airlines plane carrying the team home. Lurie, Pederson, general manager Howie Roseman and the rest of team deplaned and then walked over, with phones in hand, to show off the trophy and celebrate with the fans, who were separated by a chain-link fence and responded with chants of "Thank you!"
The party started immediately after the game in the visiting locker room, as chronicled by our own Dan Hanzus, with , Kap G and . Back in Philadelphia, fans were in , . The celebration will continue for at least another three days, as Philly's first parade is .
Not every Eagles player made the trip back to the northeast, of course. Nick Foles spent Monday at , as is the duty of all MVPs. We're sure Eagles fans will forgive him. Well, at least those that聽聽Foles' performance, or anything about Sunday night.
