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Philadelphia Eagles fans flock to Arizona for the Super Bowl

Philadelphia Eagles fans flock to Arizona for the Super Bowl
GOOD MORNING. HELLO AGAIN FROM ARIZONA. PAT PRINCIPI AND I ARE BOTH HERE IN TOWN NOW. HE’S BEEN TALKING TO PLAYERS AND COACHES. I’VE BEEN CATCHING UP WITH FANS AND SHOWING YOU AROUND TOWN A BIT. WE ARE IN DOWNTOWN PHENIX RIGHT NOW AND STARTING TOMORROW, THAT’S WHEN THE NFL EXPERIENCE IS GOING TO OPEN BACK UP. THAT’S REALLY A PLACE FOR FANS TO COME PLAY SOME GAMES, MAYBE GET SOME MEET AND GREETS, EVEN SOME AUTOGRAPHS. AND WE DID CATCH UP WITH ONE FAN WHO SAYS SHE WASN’T EVEN AN EAGLES FAN UNTIL THIS WEEK. IT WAS JUST A CHANCE MEETING THAT SHE HAD WITH TWO MEMBERS OF THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT DONNA BROOKS. SHE’S ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS WELCOMING FANS HERE. AND SHE SAYS AT AN EVENT THIS WEEK, SHE MET SWOOP, THE EAGLES MASCOT, OF COURSE, AND ALSO EAGLES QUARTERBACK JALEN HURTS. HE WAS SCARY. HOW SO? BECAUSE WE’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE IN CONTACT WITH AND CATCHING HIM OR ANYTHING. AND HE SAYS, I KNOW YOU CAN’T. YOU CAN’T. I KNOW YOU CAN’T, YOU KNOW, DO ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN’T REFUSE IT. AND THEN HE GAVE ME THE BEAR HUG AND I’M LIKE, OH. CAN YOU IMAGINE A BIG BEAR HUG FROM JALEN HURTS? I CAN SEE WHY SHE IMMEDIATELY BECAME AN EAGLES FAN. SO NOW WE’VE GOT ONE MORE FROM EAGLES FAN RIGHT HERE IN ARIZONA THAT, HEY, WE’LL TAKE ALL THE EAGLES FANS WE CAN GET. AT FIRST, I WASN’T SURE IF SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT SWOOP OR JALEN HURTS BECAUSE SHE SAID AT FIRST IT WAS SCARY AND I CAN I CAN SEE HOW SEEING A BIG EAGLE WALKING THROUGH THE AIRPORT MIGHT SET SOME PEOPLE OFF, BUT IT’S GREAT TO HAVE ANOTHER FAN DOWN THERE IN ARIZONA. AND OF COURSE, CALEB, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE BIG GAME. WE’RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT BIG MONEY BECAUSE PEOPLE SPEND FOR THEIR PARTIES AND ALSO GOING TO THE GAME LIKE WHERE YOU ARE. YEAH, I’M CERTAINLY A LOT OF MONEY SPENT AT THIS VENUE AT THE STADIUM AND AROUND TOW
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Philadelphia Eagles fans flock to Arizona for the Super Bowl
WGAL's Katelyn Smith is in Arizona, covering all the fun leading up to the Philadelphia Eagle's Super Bowl matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.She talked to one woman who said she didn't even become an Eagles fan until this week, when she had a chance meeting with two members of the team. Watch the video above to find out what happened.

WGAL's Katelyn Smith is in Arizona, covering all the fun leading up to the Philadelphia Eagle's Super Bowl matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.

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She talked to one woman who said she didn't even become an Eagles fan until this week, when she had a chance meeting with two members of the team. Watch the video above to find out what happened.