The Philadelphia Eagles had a 10-point lead in the Super Bowl and let it slip away in a crushing loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
had this. The second Lombardi Trophy. The parade down Broad Street. The defining victory that would make this season remembered as the greatest in franchise history — maybe even in all of Philly sports history.
The Eagles twice failed to cover a Chiefs receiver in the red zone, leading to a pair of the easiest touchdowns that Mahomes will ever throw. One of those came after a 65-yard punt return by former Giants receiver Kadarius Toney, which had to be the definition of good-news-bad-news moment for North Jersey’s blue-wearing football fans.Bad news: They traded the guy who made one of the biggest plays in the Super Bowl.
Eagles GM Howie Roseman already had to beg Kelce to return for another season last winter, with Sirianni sending him a keg of beer to help sway the decision. What else does the 35-year-old Kelce, a future Hall of Fame center, have to prove? Graham, the ageless defensive end, has said he wants to return, but he will be a free agent. So will Cox and nearly 20 others.
Hurts will return knowing that most of his weapons are locked up. The stars — including wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith and tight end Dallas Goedert — are signed through the next three years.
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