Celebrations fast turn into injuries as Eagles fans come crashing down



Philadelphia Eagles fans took to the streets Sunday to celebrate their team's decisive NFC Championship victory against the San Francisco 49ers. For a handful of die-hard fans, the only thing evidently capable of bringing down the mood was gravity.

The city's Mayor Jim Kenney cautioned Eagles fans to "celebrate joyously, safely, and respectfully and show the same love we have for our team to our city. Go Birds!"

Roads in downtown Philadelphia were shut down for the anticipated post-win revelry from 8th through 20th streets and from Race to Lombardy streets. Inside the designated traffic box flowed a sea of green-clad celebrants, many chanting, "Fly, Eagles, fly."

While most people were apparently to remain grounded, some sought out a better view. Over a dozen fans mounted a SEPTA bus stop near South Broad Street, close to city hall. These Birds fans did not last long in their newfound glass roost.

The moment the structure gave under the weight of the fans was caught on tape, along with reactions from onlookers.

A woman can be heard crying out, "Oh my God," while a male bystander says, "I told you."

\u201cThe streets are wild (via ig/janine_ray)\u201d
— Barstool Philly (@Barstool Philly) 1675036920

The Daily Mail indicated that there were "multiple injuries" resulting from the bus stop breakthrough.

Following the Eagles' Super Bowl victory in 2018, a similar incident occurred when a rabble brought down the awning outside the Ritz Carlton hotel in the city's downtown.

After the collapse of the awning, which also resulted in injuries, a number of Eagles fans ran off with the debris, reported Global News.

\u201cCelebrating #Eagles fans brought down awning outside Philadelphia's Ritz Carlton hotel after last night's historic #SuperBowl win.\u201d
— NBC News (@NBC News) 1517824945

Police greased the poles all over downtown Philadelphia in advance of Sunday night's celebrations.

Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw told CBS3 that "the greased poles are not an invitation for some personal challenge or reality TV competition."

Notwithstanding the commissioner's clarification, some Eagles fans took it upon themselves to scale poles across the city:

\u201cPhiladelphia has learned to make its traffic lights strong enough to hold a capacity of at least 7 people. \u2066@FOX29philly\u2069\u201d
— Steve Keeley (@Steve Keeley) 1675040076

As fans began to spill out of the traffic box and reportedly became "intense," police in riot gear intervened and began dispersing the crowds.

\u201cPolice are now in riot gear and are now trying to disperse the chaos crowed\u201d
— R A W S A L E R T S (@R A W S A L E R T S) 1675043482

Commissioner Outlaw said of the win and general atmosphere in the city, "There's nothing like a sporting event to bring everyone from all walks of life together for one common goal. ... We've been through a lot in the last few years and I think this is really, really great to be able to come together."

The Eagles will play the Kansas City Chiefs at State Farm Stadium on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.

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Serial hypocrite Gavin Newsom pictured without mask at NFC Championship game



California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti flouted COVID-19 rules at the NFC Championship Game at SoFi Stadium Sunday, where the Rams defeated the 49ers to advance to the Super Bowl.

Magic Johnson took photos with each of the California Democrats in a suite at the game and later posted them on his Instagram page. Johnson also posted a picture with a maskless San Francisco Mayor London Breed.

In flagrant violation of Los Angeles County's COVID-19 restrictions and the rules at SoFi Stadium, Newsom was pictured with Johnson and neither of them was wearing a face mask. So was Garcetti, in another photo.

The rules to attend the game were perfectly clear. Every guest above the age of 5 was required to present proof of "full vaccination" or a negative COVID-19 test result to gain entry to the stadium.

"Masks are required for all attendees except when actively eating or drinking," a notice from the stadium said, in accordance with an order from the Los Angeles County Department of Pubic Health.

The pictures of Newsom and Garcetti breaking the rules seemingly without consequence provoked a response from California state Sen. Melissa Melendez (R).

"Toddlers are being forced to wear masks all day long in school. Maybe one day they'll be governor or the mayor of L.A. and they won't have to follow the rules they impose on others," Melendez tweeted.

Toddlers are being forced to wear masks all day long in school. Maybe one day they\u2019ll be governor or the mayor of LA and they won\u2019t have the follow the rules they impose on others.pic.twitter.com/YGJDZeBxGA
— Senator Melissa Melendez (@Senator Melissa Melendez) 1643604049

L.A.-based sports agent Fadde Mikhail, a Republican candidate for Congress, was also at the game and said he was sitting near Newsom and did not see him wear a mask at all during the game.

"IF our governor doesn’t wear a mask in a stadium with 80K in it, why the hell should anyone be wearing a mask," Mikhail said.

FYI\u2026I was two boxes down from Gov. @GavinNewsom . Not once, was he wearing a mask. IF our governor doesn\u2019t wear a mask in a stadium with 80K in it, why the hell should anyone be wearing a mask. #CA26 #ImRunning for you.
— Fadde (@Fadde) 1643601957

"If @GavinNewsom can attend an indoor mega-event MASKLESS with tens of thousands of other maskless fans, then so can our kids at school, especially when playing at recess," Jonathan Zachreson, a candidate for California state assembly, said.

In another photo, Garcetti was pictured standing on the field with the Rams mascot, and he was not wearing a mask.

Go #Rams!\n\n@RampageNFL and I are ready to see the Rams win Super Bowl LVI right back here in two weeks!pic.twitter.com/IOJuM65GVv
— MayorOfLA (@MayorOfLA) 1643601196

Newsom is a serial hypocrite when it comes to coronavirus restrictions. In November 2020, the governor was pictured eating out at a California restaurant in the middle of a statewide lockdown. Nearly a year later in October 2021, shortly after imposing a vaccine mandate for children age 12 and up to attend schools in California, the governor admitted that his own 12-year-old daughter was not yet vaccinated.

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