The Philadelphia Museum of Art, which is where the fans are waiting, is the final stop on the parade route
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The city of Philadelphia is all prepared for a massive party on Friday, but a good night's sleep will not be coming for a couple of fans who are sitting in the cold all night to get a front-row look at the Super Bowl LIX champions parading through town.
FOX 29's Steve Keeley spoke to two Eagles fans, Eric and DeSean, who were camped outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which is the last leg of the Super Bowl parade on Friday, which kicks off at 11 a.m.
The parade will not get to the museum until around 2 p.m., and the two fans said they set up their chairs and other goods at 3 p.m. on Thursday.
Philadelphia Eagles fan Shannon Pacheco, center, waits alongside other fans in hopes of seeing Eagles running back Saquon Barkley outside Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (IMAGN)
So, for 24 hours, these two will brave the cold temperatures and wait for their beloved Eagles to come rolling around to the museum to present the Lombardi Trophy to the City of Brotherly Love.
"I don’t think I’m going to sleep," one of the fans said. "I’m going to be up. Plenty more of my cousins are coming down, so we’re going to be down here just chilling."
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First fans have already arrived at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to be closest to the stage for the @Eagles celebration tomorrow afternoon when the parade ends here. Eric & DeSean, got here at 3pm today, who say “We’re not cold & we don’t plan on sleeping.” pic.twitter.com/QXazHQKozZ
— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) February 13, 2025
The other die-hard fan said he did the same thing in 2019, which was the first-ever Super Bowl won by the franchise.
"We were out here on the outside side of the pool doing the same thing," he said.
Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce celebrates their first Super Bowl Championship with a parade down Broad Street to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (IMAGN)
Of course, braving the elements is a must, but having done this in the past has led to some smart choices, like wearing two coats and a jumper underneath the Eagles jerseys.
Additionally, when the crowd starts to get massive, which it will, considering the loyalty this fan base has proven to show for its teams, these two will not mind a little pushing and shoving.
"It’s all love, man. It’s Eagles fans," they said.
"I mean, we bleed green. When you bleed green, you show real love, and you come out here, and we’ll be waiting for Saquon Barkley and Hurts to come up there and grab that trophy – bring it back home."
Philadelphia Eagles fans chant E-A-G-L-E-S ahead of seeing running back Saquon Barkley outside Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (IMAGN)
The parade will begin at the Sports Complex, which holds the Eagles' Lincoln Financial Field, at 11 a.m. The ceremony will take place on the famous "Rocky Steps" after players and coaches arrive in their open-air buses.
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Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
