Eagles Fans Tailgate Release Of Kelly Green Jerseys
Eagles fans descended upon Lincoln Financial Field on Monday to tailgate the release of the throwback Kelly Green jerseys.
This proving that given the chance Birds fans will tailgate just about anything, maybe even a funeral.
It has been 13 seasons since the Eagles have donned the Kelly Green jerseys in a game and fans have been waiting for them to return.
The original unveiling of the Eagles new Kelly Green jerseys was supposed to be July 31st, but internet sleuths leaked pictures of Jalen Hurts. Devonta Smith, and Brandon Graham wearing the new threads…so the Eagles pivoted and showed the public the beautiful new kits.
So why are fans So obsessed with the Kelly Green jerseys? In my opinion nostalgia reigns supreme.
The Bird have worn some variation of Kelly Green for most of their existence. The current Midnight Green has only been around since the late 90’s.
Vintage and throwback clothing is a hot item now, helping fan the flames on fans fascination with the Kelly Green throwbacks.
In true Birds fans fashion, clothing coveters lined up outside the Eagles Pro Shop as early as 3 a.m.!
E-A-G-L-E-S rang out across South Philly as Jell-O shots were passed around for breakfast.
The faithful wore their Birds gear in hope of grabbing some of the south after retro gear.
Hats, helmets, shirts, and jerseys were sifted through as the Pro Shop opened at 9 a.m. sharp….6 hours after people began to line-up.
Food trucks and Eagles cheerleaders entertained line sitters for those early morning hours.
You can check out he full set of Kelly Green retro jerseys here.
The Eagles are scheduled to wear the “new” set of uniforms for two games this season. The Birds will rock the retro on October 22nd against the Miami Dolphins and on November 26th against the Buffalo Bills according to Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philly.
Lincoln Financial Field In Philadelphia Is A Top Stadium For Tailgating
Buffalo Bills
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The Buffalo Bills have the most popular tailgate parties according to fans. The study is based on positive sentiment scores and social media post saturation. So, the Bills have a huge positive sentiment score of 21.4%. It’s also the Buffalo Bills tailgate parties that are the most popular on social media. Highmark Stadium was featured on 259,507 posts.
Cincinnati Bengals
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Close behind The Bills, The Bengals have a 21.1% positive sentiment score. There are also almost 170,000 posts mentioning tailgating Cincinnati Bengal fans. 166,053 to be exact.
New England Patriots
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The Patriots (yuck, I know) received a 19% positive sentiment score. 159,827 posts feature tailgating at Gilette Stadium. They may rank higher than us, but we’re still better. (See: Super Bowl LII).
New York Giants
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Even more yuck, we know. We don’t like these guys, but other people seem to, for some reason. Their positive sentiment score landed at 18.4%. And, 137,190 posts were made about tailgating at MetLife Stadium.
Minnesota Vikings
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Another team we’ve smoked in many games that mattered a lot (see: 2017-2018 NFL season). But they’re above us in terms of tailgating. God knows why, it’s way too cold up there. Oh well, They received a positive sentiment score of 17.9%. And in terms of posts, they had 92,629 about tailgating.
Philadelphia Eagles
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At long last, we’ve arrived at the best city for tailgating. Not according to this list/study. According to my opinion and also reality and complete non-bias (wink wink). We got a positive sentiment score of 17.6% which is only slightly below the Vikings. AND. GET THIS. There were 145,504 posts about tailgating at The Linc. We beat both The Vikings and The Giants in that category. SO yeah. We rock. Tailgate on, Philly.
