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Trump greets Chiefs star on field at Super Bowl LIX after picking them to win Lombardi Trophy

President Donald Trump arrived at Caesars Superdome on Sunday, marking the first time a sitting president had ever attended the Super Bowl.

In a pre-taped interview with Bret Baier, the president tabbed the Kansas City Chiefs as his pick to win the big game.

As he entered the stadium, he took some time to walk around the field and shook hands with Chiefs star defensive lineman Chris Jones.

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President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones (95) before the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Jones has often been emotional during the playing of the national anthem, especially during the playoffs. He explained to reporters during the week why he cries.

“Quick story. I was watching the movie ‘300.’ One of my favorite movies, you know? Right before they go into battle, you have some like, crying, because they’re so mad. They’re going to war,” he said. “In a sense of playing football, I actually go into that mindframe, like, I might not make it home tonight – knowing I’m going to make it home, but knowing I’m going to war. It’s going to get bloody. It’s going to get physical. I might not make it out. I might make it out. So in the midst of the national anthem, I have to put myself in that mindframe.”

Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones (95) greets President Donald Trump before playing against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX at Ceasars Superdome. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

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Trump said he was hesitant about making a pick because of the greatness that will be on the field. But, he took experience over all.

“I watched this great quarterback, who has, by the way, has a phenomenal wife,” he said, referencing Patrick and Brittany Mahomes. “She’s a Trump fan. She’s a MAGA fan, so I happened to love her, but she’s a great person.

“I guess you have to say a quarterback who has won as much as he’s won, I have to go with Kansas City.”

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was less than enthusiastic about Trump making the game, saying he could do “whatever he wants.” Both Mahomes said it was “cool” to play in front of him, while Traivs Kelce called it an “honor.”

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The six-time Pro Bowler had five sacks and 37 tackles in 15 games this season. He has a sack and five tackles in the playoffs this year. He has 3.5 sacks in 21 playoff games in his career.

If Trump’s pick comes to fruition, the Chiefs would become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls. The potential historic run began two years ago against the Eagles.

Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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February 9, 2025
Hall of Famer Warren Moon raves about specific Patrick Mahomes trait that could lead to another Super Bowl win

As a Hall of Fame quarterback himself, Warren Moon knows that the trajectory of Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes’ career has Canton, Ohio with a bronze bust written all over it.

Mahomes will once again grace a Super Bowl field on Sunday, facing off against the Philadelphia Eagles, whom he helped beat two seasons ago. And the Chiefs have potential history on the line, as they could become the first team to ever win three straight Super Bowls.

Moon told Fox News Digital on Radio Row this week in New Orleans that he wants to see history made on Sunday, and he believes it will be, because of No. 15 leading the way on offense.

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Warren Moon walks the red carpet at the Unbridled Eve Gala at the Galt House Hotel on May 3, 2024, in Louisville, KY. (IMAGN)

“He’s had it all, especially from the start. I mean, he’s got enough body of work with seven, eight years in the league to show just how great he is,” Moon said while also touching on his role with the NFL Alumni Association to raise awareness for cancer screenings. “This is the fifth Super Bowl he’s been to in his seven years he’s been starting, [and] he’s got a chance to win his fourth, and a third in a row. Nobody has ever done anything like that. So, when you’re a guy that’s done something that’s never been done before, you’ve got to be considered one of the greatest.”

The “G.O.A.T.” moniker has been used for Mahomes quite a lot in recent years because of his ability to collect hardware alongside his team while doing some tremendous things under center.

Moon says he watches quarterbacks “very carefully year-in and year-out,” and he shared what impresses him most about Mahomes’ game.

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“I’m still a fan of the game, I played the game, and I know the position, so I know the special things that he does each and every week, and, yes, he has all the physical gifts but the thing that I’m most impressed with is his competitiveness and his toughness,” Moon explained. “You’ve seen him get injured in ballgames and still come back and make big plays, he pulls out so many games at the end. That’s what great quarterbacks do, so that’s what I really appreciate about him more than anything else.”

FILE – Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes chews his mouth guard during warmups before an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

During this Chiefs’ Super Bowl run, talk about referee bias in favor of Mahomes & Co. is something that Moon dismisses, because it’s something we’ve seen before with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

“You know, people say that about every great football team or every great team in general that they get the calls, they get all the breaks,” he said. “They said the same thing about the Patriots, and they didn’t like the Patriots being as great as they were for as long as they were. So that just kind of happens with fans, because unless their team is winning, they don’t want to see anybody else win. I just have an appreciation for whoever is good and a respect for teams and people that are good.”

We’ll see how the officiating plays out on Sunday, but Moon knows that Mahomes’ magic will be on full display.

And if he does lift the Lombardi Trophy once more, that greatest-of-all-time conversation will only have more backing.

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Moon was down in the Big Easy on behalf of the NFL Alumni Association and its GEAR UP campaign to raise awareness for cancer screenings, especially colorectal cancer, which goes undetected more than any, because screenings are the only way to detect it.

Moon said this is an initiative he jumped to help out with because he has been affected by those with cancer in his own life, including his godmother, who passed away a couple of months ago.

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“It’s called the ‘GEAR UP’ campaign, and it’s our fight against cancer,” he explained. ” There’s so many cancers that are affecting people’s lives – colorectal cancer for one. It’s probably the leading death from cancer in the country, and a lot of people don’t know that.

“It’s a cancer that sometimes goes undetected unless you get screenings, so we’re trying to promote to different communities around the country to not only get screened for colorectal cancer, but any type of cancer you might have in your body. The only way to guard against that is to go get these screenings.”

Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

February 8, 2025
Famed broadcaster says he’s picking Chiefs to win Super Bowl because of Taylor Swift

Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Andy Reid, top defense, back-to-back championships. None of that matters, according to Brent Musburger.

The Kansas City Chiefs are aiming to become the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowl titles, and Musburger said he believed Taylor Swift, the girlfriend of the star tight end Kelce, is a primary reason why.

“I don’t look at stats and things like that. I look for offbeat stories to pick my winners,” Musburger boldly quipped on “What the Football” this week.

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Taylor Swift and Donna Kelce (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Trends are trends, and Musburger may just be picking the best trend of all.

“Taylor Swift has attended nine Chiefs games in Kansas City, all in Kansas City this year, and they are 9-0. And if you go back to last year, I believe the winning streak with Taylor Swift in attendance is around 13 or 14 … and that’s one of the reasons,” he said.

The other reason also has nothing to do with the Chiefs but partially with their opponent, the Philadelphia Eagles, in an odd sense.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce kissed after the AFC championship game. (Getty Images)

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Musburger added that another reason the Chiefs will win the Lombardi Trophy again is because no team to make the playoffs has ever won the Super Bowl after losing a regular season game to Kirk Cousins.

The “Curse of Cousins” has taken down 14 teams since Cousins joined the league in 2012, and the Eagles, who lost to Cousins’ Atlanta Falcons in Week 2, are next on the list.

Cousins faced the Chiefs this season, but the Chiefs earned a 22-17 win. No, Swift was not in attendance, but imagine Musburger’s potential confusion if the Falcons pulled off that upset.

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Last year, Swift attended the Super Bowl in the middle of her Eras Tour, leaving a show in Tokyo to head to Las Vegas. Now that the tour is over, this year’s commute will be much easier. So, Musburger may be on to something.

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February 5, 2025
Left-wing billionaires bankroll Dem super PAC plotting to win back working-class voters: ‘This is a priority’

The top super PAC supporting House Democrats has created a $50 million fund aimed at finding ways to win back working-class voters thanks to some of the richest Democrats in the country.

“We’re laying a marker down now,” Mike Smith, president of the House Majority PAC, told the New York Times about his group’s “Win Them Back Fund,” which was created to appeal to working-class voters that shifted away from the party in the November election.

“This is a priority.”

The list of donors to the House Majority PAC over the last few years includes several Democratic billionaires such as businessman Michael Bloomberg, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, hedge fund manager Tom Steyer, and Linked In co-founder Reid Hoffman.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Michael Bloomberg (Getty)

FEC records show that Bloomberg gave $13 million to the PAC between 2023 and 2024 to go along with $3 million from Pritzker and $2 million from Steyer.

Hoffman gave over $1.5 million to the PAC, according to FEC records.

Other high-profile donations to the House Majority PAC include $10 million from philanthropist Fred Eychaner, $3.5 million from investor Stephen Mandel Jr., and $2 million from software developer Chris Wanstrath.

The PAC announced it will target roughly a dozen specific races, including GOP Reps. Nick Begich in Alaska; Eli Crane, in Arizona’s 2nd District; David Valadao, California’s 22nd District; Ken Calvert, California’s 41st District; Gabe Evans, Colorado’s 8th District; Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Iowa’s 1st District; John James, Michigan’s 10th District.

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House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 26, 2023. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

“One of the major roadblocks we have faced as a party has been declining support among a multi-racial group of working class voters,” HMP said in a press release this week. “That’s why HMP is today launching a 2026 Win Them Back Fund focused on ensuring that we win back working class voters across the congressional battlefield. “

“While Democrats at the Presidential level have consistently lost ground with working class voters for over the last decade, House Democrats like Reps. Adam Gray, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Don Davis, and Gabe Vasquez continue to overperform with this crucial bloc of voters. Their victories demonstrate that House Democrats can win back this coalition of voters with the support of strategic investments in recruitment, research, and programming.”

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Former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Evan Vucci/AP)

In a statement to Fox News Digital regarding the billionaires’ support, House Majority PAC communications director CJ Warnke said, “The Trump administration is currently being run by Ghislaine Maxwell’s BFF Elon Musk and the richest, most elite, and out-of-touch men on the planet.”

“Their plan is to steal benefits from hardworking Americans and enrich themselves even further, and House Democrats will put an end to their scams and schemes,” he continued.

A long list of polls, pundits and politicians have publicly concluded since the November election that the Democratic Party shifted away from working-class voters during the presidential campaign, causing Republican victories in key House and Senate races along with President Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

“It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,” Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., posted on X after the election. “While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.”

Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to [email protected].

February 4, 2025
Spain’s Jenni Hermoso denies consensual kiss from ex-soccer president after World Cup win in testimony

World Cup champion Jenni Hermoso of Spain was in court on Monday to testify at the trial of Luis Rubiales, the ex-Spain soccer president who controversially kissed her during the 2023 Cup celebration.

During her testimony, Hermoso denied Rubiales’ claim that the kiss, which caused worldwide outrage, was consensual.

“I felt disrespected,” Hermoso said in Madrid’s High Court. “I think it was a moment that stained one of the happiest days of my life.”

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Luis Rubiales kisses Jennifer Hermoso during the medal ceremony for the FIFA Women’s World Cup final match at Stadium Australia on Aug. 20, 2023, in Sydney. (Noemi Llamas/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

Hermoso added that she “didn’t hear or understand anything” from Rubiales when asked if he had asked to kiss her.

“The next thing he did was to grab me by the ears and kiss me on the mouth,” she said.

Rubiales, 47, is being accused of sexual assault and trying to coerce Hermoso, as well as others, to support him publicly.

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He has denied the charges against him, claiming the kiss was consensual and occurred in a “moment of jubilation.”

He argues that Hermoso “lifted me up” as a celebratory gesture and he asked her for “a little kiss.” Rubiales claims she said yes.

Prosecutors, Hermoso and the country’s players’ association are asking the judge to issue a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence, as well as a 50,000 euros payment for damages and a ban from ever working as a sports official again.

Jennifer Hermoso and head coach Jorge Vilda listens to reporters questions during a press conference ahead of the Women’s World Cup semifinal match between Spain and Sweden in Auckland, New Zealand. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Rubiales could face a fine or a prison sentence of one to four years if found guilty of his charges, per court officials.

Former Spain women’s national team coach Jorge Vilda, former sports director of Spain’s men’s national team Albert Luque, and the soccer federation’s former head of marketing, Rubén Rivera, are also on trial for allegedly pressuring Hermoso to defend Rubiales publicly after the incident.

Rubiales was pressured out of his post as Spain’s soccer president in 2023, resigning while being banned by FIFA for three years despite an initial press conference where he reiterated that he wouldn’t be stepping down. Rubiales said in that speech that he was a victim of a “witch hunt” by “false feminists.”

Since the incident, Hermoso says she has had trouble escaping the spotlight, especially in Mexico where she plays for her club team in between her duties for her country.

Jennifer Hermoso reacts after missing a scoring chance during a Women’s World Cup match between Japan and Spain in Wellington, New Zealand, July 31, 2023. (AP Photo/John Cowpland, File)

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“I have not been able to really live freely,” she said in her testimony.

In her seven World Cup matches, Hermoso tallied three goals and two assists to aid her team’s efforts in winning the trophy.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

February 3, 2025
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February 2, 2025
Eagles invite survivor of Bourbon Street attack back to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX: ‘Not letting evil win’

Former Princeton football player Ryan Quigley was seriously injured and lost his best friend and fellow teammate, Tiger Bech, in the violent terrorist attack in New Orleans on January 1. But Quigley will have the opportunity to write that tragic story when he returns next weekend as an honorary guest of the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Eagles invited Quigley and Bech’s sister to attend their divisional round game against the Los Angeles Rams last month, but this week they invited him to their training facility with the intention of surprising him with Super Bowl LIX tickets.

FILE – Princeton running back Ryan Quigley (25) carries the ball for a touchdown in the second half during the game between the Columbia Lions and Princeton Tigers on October, 5, 2019 at Princeton Stadium in Princeton, NJ. (Kyle Ross/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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“We want to tell you the real reason we brought you here,” Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham said in a video shared by the team. “It’s okay if you’re not feeling it, but we would love to have you down for the Super Bowl.”

This year’s Super Bowl will be hosted by the city of New Orleans. It will take place just a little over a month after the attack. Quigley will return to the city, something he vowed never to do again.

“New Year’s Eve was my first time in New Orleans ever, it was my first night, and I told myself it was going to be the last,” he told the team’s website. “But then I thought about it, because all year I’ve been telling Tiger if the Eagles make the Super Bowl this year, I promised him I was going to take him, and he’s from Louisiana.”

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“I think, not letting evil win and evil will not prevail. I think we’re going to go back to New Orleans and leave on a positive note from that city, given that Tiger’s from there and that I promised him I was going bring him down to the Super Bowl. I’m looking forward to it for sure.”

Quigley, 26, suffered broken bones in his leg, back and face and underwent surgery and several days in the hospital to recover from a horrific terror attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 people and injured dozens more.

FILE – Princeton’s Ryan Quigley (25) in runway before a game vs. Yale at Powers Field. Princeton, NJ on Nov. 16, 2019. (Erick W. Rasco /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images)

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He hopes that his presence will allow him to share Bech’s story, something he plans to continue doing no, matter where he goes.

“Everything that the Eagles have done from being around the facilities today and the Divisional Round, to helping us share his story, there’s no words to describe it. We’re forever grateful to have the opportunity to tell the rest of the world how special Tiger was.”

“Everyone that I meet moving forward, I want to introduce Tiger as well, because of how special he was and how much character he had,” he added.

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“He had no problem going to like anywhere in the world and fitting into different cultures. And he was just a super well-rounded individual with a ton of qualities that I’m going to make sure people know about for the rest of my life.”

The Eagles and Chiefs will meet in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

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February 1, 2025
NFL star Xavier Worthy recalls meeting Taylor Swift after Chiefs’ AFC title game win: ‘She’s taller than me’

NFL rookie Xavier Worthy is sharing some details about meeting Taylor Swift.

The music star made her way to the field inside Arrowhead Stadium shortly after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game.

Cameras captured Worthy taking note of Swift’s stature moments after he greeted the “Anti-Hero” singer.

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy in the second half against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

“Oh s—,” Worthy said as he smiled. “She’s taller than me.”

The Chiefs’ roster lists Worthy at 5-foot-11. By most accounts, Swift stands around one inch shorter than the Chiefs wide receiver. While Swift and Worthy are similar heights when flat-footed, the heels Swift was wearing at the time of the exchange could have made her appear to be taller than Worthy.

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Worthy later confirmed Sunday’s game marked the first time he met Swift.

“I just met her.” Worthy told ABC 30. “It’s the video going viral right now. I was like, ‘Damn, she’s tall. She’s taller than me.’”

Worthy added that Swift recognized him because Kansas City selected him in the first round of April’s draft.

“We were on the field, and she walked right past me and said, ‘Oh you’re the one who got drafted?” Worthy said. “So, we met like that. It was cool.”

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints during the second half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)

Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, recently said the pop star continues to support him.

“She’s fully encouraging me to enjoy playing this game,” Kelce said earlier this month.

Kelce, 35, is playing in his 12th season in the NFL. He appeared in 16 of 17 games and finished the year with 823 receiving yards.

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The 2024 campaign marked the second consecutive year the star tight end did not reach the 1,000-yard receiving mark, which prompted some questions about whether he would step away once the postseason comes to an end.

“I got all the support in the world to keep chasing these dreams,” Kelce added.

Kansas City has advanced to the last seven AFC title games. The Chiefs will take on the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl Feb. 9 in New Orleans. The Chiefs are vying for an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl championship.

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Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

January 31, 2025
Former NFL star Cam Newton says he wouldn’t trade MVP award for Super Bowl win

Former NFL star quarterback Cam Newton knows his take isn’t popular, but said it anyway.

Stephen A. Smith asked Newton if he would trade his 2015 NFL MVP award for a Super Bowl win during ESPN’s “First Take” on Thursday.

“No,” Newton promptly responded.

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Former Auburn and NFL star Cam Newton stands on the sidelines during the Cricket Celebration Bowl game between Florida A&M University and Howard University at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Dec. 16, 2023. (IMAGN)

“Really? Wow,” Smith said, surprised by Newton’s response.

Newton posed a question to help explain his unexpected answer.

“Because you have to ask it through this lens. That was a very journalistic viewpoint/vantage point, response Stephen A. I’ll ask you this question, and just to pose this thought: what’s more important, impact or championships?” Newton said.

“You look at a guy like Allen Iverson, ‘You stood up on the table and rararara,’ everybody is not going to be Michael Jordan, everybody is not going to be Patrick Mahomes, everybody is not going to be those individuals who have the luxury of saying, ‘Hey, I not only dominated this sport, but I also have championships to back it.’”

Newton won the MVP award in 2015 when he led the Carolina Panthers to a 15-1 regular season record and went all the way to the Super Bowl before losing to the Denver Broncos 24-10.

To further support his argument, Newton then began to cite quarterbacks who weren’t MVP-caliber players but won the Super Bowl.

“Like, let me remind you, Brad Johnson won a Super Bowl, Trent Dilfer won a Super Bowl, respectfully, Nick Foles won a Super Bowl. So, yes, when you look at those guys, and you say what’s more important, would you have preferred to win a Super Bowl?” Newton said.

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Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton yells “I’m back!” after scoring a rushing touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals in a game in 2021. (IMAGN)

“I think that that’s the humble approach, but if we’re being honest, the impact of you holding yourself accountable is to say everybody has a responsibility to do. And you can say as an MVP award winner or an All-American, you’ve held yourself or you’ve held your end of the bargain down.”

For Newton, he said he would prefer the MVP award to the Super Bowl because it told him that he did his job.

“And that’s what it really comes down to for me, I know that’s not the popular pick, I’m not trying to be popularized. But my take is, I’m taking individual success because I did my job. Football is not about one guy trying to do 11 jobs, it’s 11 guys doing one job and if everybody does their job best, famous words of our coach Belichick: ‘Just do your job.’”

If the Panthers had won Super Bowl L against the Broncos, Newton would have joined an exclusive list of quarterbacks to win both the MVP and the Super Bowl in the same season.

For Newton, he would prefer to keep the MVP instead of winning the Super Bowl.

Mahomes and Jalen Hurts are playing in Super Bowl LIX, but neither of them is up for the MVP award this season.

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In 2022, however, Mahomes won the MVP and the Super Bowl, while Hurts was the runner-up in the MVP race and lost the Super Bowl to the Chiefs.

The Chiefs will take on the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX at 6:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 9 on FOX.

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Ryan Canfield is a digital production assistant for Fox News Digital.

January 30, 2025
Philadelphia man shot after Eagles’ playoff win among multiple violent incidents

The Philadelphia Eagles earned a trip to the Super Bowl, and many of the city’s residents have had to pay a steep price for the ensuing chaos.

A 20-year-old man was shot during chaotic incidents that ensued in the city following the team’s NFC championship victory over the Washington Commanders last Sunday. An 18-year-old suspect named Amre Wright has since been taken into custody, according to FOX 29.

The victim is reportedly in stable condition.

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A person climbs a pole following the Philadelphia Eagles NFC Championship win in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on January 26, 2025. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders to advance to the Super Bowl. (Thomas Hengge/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The shooting is just one of many incidents that involved harm to a local. The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating one stabbing, two shootings, one act of vandalism and a vehicle striking several pedestrians, per FOX 29. So far, a total of 30 adults and one juvenile were cited for Disorderly Conduct or Failure to Disperse, and three adults were charged.

The individuals who have been charged reportedly include 34-year-old Tramayne Davis-Blockson, who was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault, Possession of an Instrument of Crime and Recklessly Endangering Another Person in connection to a stabbing; and 32-year-old Jose Moya and 44-year-old Eugene Dennis, who were both charged with aggravated assault in connection to the assault of a police officer.

Additionally, a 26-year-old woman was reportedly taken into custody after striking eight pedestrians in the street, and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office was reportedly vandalized with a shattered front glass door and two cracked glass windows.

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A Temple University student even died after climbing up a flag pole and falling to his death. Tyler Sabapathy, 18, was a student and gymnast from Toronto, Canada with more than 120 medals in provincial, regional and international competitions. He attempted to climb a flag pole in the city in celebration of the team’s win, and was taken to the hospital and was in very critical condition before he eventually died.

Eagles fans have been the subject of national scrutiny throughout the team’s playoff run this season.

The fanbase garnered negative national attention after one of their own, New Jersey man Ryan Caldwell, was seen in a viral video verbally berating a woman with vulgar slurs during the team’s first playoff game against the Green Bay Packers on Jan. 12. Caldwell was later fired from his job and released a statement apologizing for his actions.

Los Angeles Rams defensive end Jared Verse says Eagles fans hurled snowballs at him after his team’s divisional round playoff loss in Philadelphia on Jan. 19. Verse made comments about “hating” the fans to reporters in the week leading up to the game.

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Amidst the widespread criticism, former Dallas Cowboys star linebacker DeMarcus Ware told Fox News Digital that Eagles fans once hurled snowballs stuffed with batteries at his mother during a game his rookie year in 2005.

“My rookie season when my mom was in the stands, I told her not to wear my jersey, and she was in the front row, and we’re up there in Philly. They were putting batteries in snowballs and throwing them, and one of them hit my mom,” Ware said. “I turned around at the time, and I didn’t care about football anymore. I wanted to go get the guy who was in the stands. But I didn’t.”

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Jackson Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital. He previously worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered the Super Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.

January 29, 2025