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Eagles Fans Showed Up for a Uar Bernard Surprise Party in Delco
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The folks at Dolan’s Barn in Ridley Park organized a surprise party for Uar Bernard and Eagles fans filled the place:
A surprise party to congratulate a guy on becoming a Philadelphia Eagle. On the practice squad, no less. What other NFL fan base is organizing something like this?
The backdrop, of course, is that Bernard is from Nigeria and only recently came over to the United States. He got his first football snaps in the preseason and is just learning how to play the game. It’s a huge adjustment for the guy in a lot of ways, so it’s nice for the Dolan’s people and the fans who showed up to throw some support behind a guy who is trying to figure out a new sport and a new country at the same time.
This just further proves what we already knew, that the default attitude towards professional Philadelphia athletes is unwavering support. You only get booed or criticized if you dog it and fail to put in the effort. Mike Scott was here for five seconds and had his own fan group. Trea Turner got a standing ovation during a slump. Uar Bernard just started playing football and gets a surprise party at Dolan’s. Bookmark stories like this one for future reference.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com