Fans gather before the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)2025-02-14T05:01:43Z PHILADELPHIA (AP) On this Feb. 14, love Hurts.At least in Philadelphia, where swooning Eagles fans are ready to celebrate the Super Bowl champions and MVP quarterback Jalen Hurts across the City of Brotherly Love.Fans camped out along the teams parade route overnight, huddling under blankets and inside tents early Friday to secure prime spots near the Philadelphia Museum of Art where the Eagles will take the stage on the Rocky steps. Philadelphia Eagles fans wait for the arrival of their team at Philadelphia International Airport, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) Philadelphia Eagles fans wait for the arrival of their team at Philadelphia International Airport, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More Some fans showed up with grocery carts stocked with food and booze. One group roasted a pig with the number 15 carved into the side a final shot at Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Many hoped to get a glimpse of record-setting running back Saquon Barkley or Cooper DeJean, the rookie defensive back who ran an interception into the end zone on his 22nd birthday.The Eagles, though underdogs, dominated the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, shutting them out in the first half before finishing with a 40-22 victory. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, who made an amusing gaffe when she mangled the spelling of the Eagles as she led a chant last month, corrected herself Tuesday by calling them the N-F-L-C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-S. She and other city leaders implored the teams, ahem, exuberant fans to stay safe and keep the mood festive for the Valentines Day dinner crowd. The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is cordoned off in view of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 as workers make preparations for the upcoming Philadelphia Eagles NFL Super Bowl 59 football victory celebration. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is cordoned off in view of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 as workers make preparations for the upcoming Philadelphia Eagles NFL Super Bowl 59 football victory celebration. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More Do not climb any light poles, the mayor said. In the midst of all this beauty, all of the sacrifices this team has made to meet this moment, we dont want it to all go by the wayside. She spoke after a college student died falling from a street pole after the Eagles won the NFC championship game last month and after last years Super Bowl celebration in Kansas City was marred by gunfire.There was a large police presence along the parade route, which stretches from South Philadelphia where the Eagles play all the way to downtowns City Hall and then onto the art museum. Dump trucks and heavy equipment blocked many of the side streets along the route. City schools closed for the parade, along with city courts and other agencies. ___Associated Press journalists Matt Rourke in Philadelphia and John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, contributed. MARYCLAIRE DALE Dale covers national legal issues for The Associated Press, often focusing on the federal judiciary, gender law, #MeToo and NFL player concussions. Her work unsealing Bill Cosbys testimony in a decade-old deposition led to his arrest and sexual assault trials. twitter mailto