How Do I Get My Hands On One?
Philly faithful were lining up since 3:30 am…
The Philadelphia Eagles are officially throwing it back, and Randall Cunningham would be damn proud. One of the most popular looks in not only Philly sports, but all of sports, was the old kelly green Eagles jerseys, which the team revealed they’re bringing back this year.
The first drop of NFL news highlighting the throwback uniforms was revealed by the team’s official Twitter account with a video showcasing a number of players sporting the look. This video included quarterback Jalen Hurts as the headliner, which you can see below.
Thank goodness this wasn’t leaked 🔥#KellyGreenIsBack pic.twitter.com/5UQj920LGC
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) July 31, 2023
The throwback look went on sale today, giving fans the chance to officially purchase the throwback look with their favorite current player’s jersey or any other form of gear. But if you wanted in on the action, you had to get your ass out there early, because it seems the Philly faithful were lining up since 3:30 am…ALL due to the kelly green release. The NFL rumors are true, Philly fans are a different breed.
Eagles fans have been lining up since 3:30am for the Kelly Green jersey release.
Best fan base in the world!
(via: @EROCK_Eagles) pic.twitter.com/AL6hegpK9F
— Word On The Birds (@WordOnTheBirds) July 31, 2023
Fans were literally flocking to the store, as seen below, which didn’t open until 9 am, allowing Philly fans to bond just a bit more for the roughly 5.5-6 hours they spent overnight camping out for the new (old) jerseys.
“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, pair of shorts, nine …” 🤣
Eagles fans are one of a kind 💚 🎥 pic.twitter.com/mjdBkyoZ1W
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) July 31, 2023
Only our fans would tailgate our pro shop opening 🤣#KellyGreenIsBack
(📸: via @ali_41_) pic.twitter.com/fh5ab8eTMS
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) July 31, 2023
The big looming question is which Eagles game will fans get to see the official return of the kelly green uniforms for? According to NFL news outlets, the team will sport the look in Week 7 against the Miami Dolphins and again in Week 12 against the Buffalo Bills, both of which are home games. The first matchup against the Dolphins is on October 22 and is a primetime game on Sunday Night Football.
Dress accordingly Week 7 & Week 12@UnibetUS | #KellyGreenIsBack pic.twitter.com/XUJyZzA4hW
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) July 31, 2023
It’s tough not to appreciate the look here, but I do have some pushback in one area. Why choose these two games? You could have given fans the kelly green return two weeks later in Week 9 against the hated Dallas Cowboys or even moved the second game up to Week 9 against Dallas.
I do understand opting not to roll it out in Week 2 or Week 4 (their two other home games before Week 7) as the first one is Thursday Night Football on Prime Video and the second is a 1 pm game, but injecting them into the Cowboys rivalry would have been a lot of fun.
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