Posted on 10/11/2014 12:20:54 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen
The Philadelphia Eagles, in conjunction with Ronald McDonald House, have made the day for Colin Delaney, a 15-year-old battling leukemia. The Eagles gave the former middle school fullback a one-day contract and invited him to sit on the bench for Sunday night's game with the division rival New York Giants. Delaney was given his contract by Eagles general manager Howie Roseman, who presented the teen with a No. 1 jersey with his name on it.
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Good for the Eagles. It is fantastic. Seattle Sounders did this during the summer. Had the kid kick-off against Tottenham Hotspur and Spurs let the kid get a shot on goal. After his shot they substituted him off, and all on ESPN.
They didn’t boo Santa, they threw snowballs at him.
Actually, they started throwing snowballs at the Eagles coach and when he got out of the way some drunk fan in a Santa costume wandered into range. Story has been blown out of proportion ever since.
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