Cowboys legend Michael Irvin wins over booing Eagles fans at Philly bar ahead of Home Run Derby
This is not your grandfather's Philadelphia.Nearly 27 years ago, Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin laid motionless on the concrete jungle surface of Veterans Stadium for the last time. He was wheeled off on a stretcher to the cheers of Eagles fans who watched as the rival, who had dominated them for well over a decade, left with a spinal cord injury.Irvin's football career was over.PHILLIES STAR SAYS 'BS RULE' IS KEEPING HIM FROM BEING NAMED ALL-STAR IN FRONT OF HOME CROWDOn Sunday, Irvin was back in Philly and wearing his jersey in a local watering hole with not a care in the world that fans booed him.
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This is not your grandfather's Philadelphia.Nearly 27 years ago, Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin laid motionless on the concrete jungle surface of Veterans Stadium for the last time. He was wheeled off on a stretcher to the cheers of Eagles fans who watched as the rival, who had dominated them for well over a decade, left with a spinal cord injury.Irvin's football career was over.PHILLIES STAR SAYS 'BS RULE' IS KEEPING HIM FROM BEING NAMED ALL-STAR IN FRONT OF HOME CROWDOn Sunday, Irvin was back in Philly and wearing his jersey in a local watering hole with not a care in the world that fans booed him. The Playmaker is back in the City of Brotherly Love not as a villain, but as a guest podcaster/influencer for tonight's MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby.Is Irvin an odd choice for a baseball event? Of course, but if you're going to intentionally fire up Philly fans, Irvin is a smart foil.
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- This is not your grandfather's Philadelphia.Nearly 27 years ago, Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin laid motionless on the concrete jungle surface of Veterans Stadium for the last time. He was wheeled off on a stretcher to the cheers of Eagles fans who watched as the rival, who had dominated them for well over a decade, left with a spinal cord injury.Irvin's football career was over.PHILLIES STAR SAYS 'BS RULE' IS KEEPING HIM FROM BEING NAMED ALL-STAR IN FRONT OF HOME CROWDOn Sunday, Irvin was back in Philly and wearing his jersey in a local watering hole with not a care in the world that fans booed him.
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Cowboys legend Michael Irvin wins over booing Eagles fans at Philly bar ahead of Home Run Derby
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