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Philadelphia mayor Cherelle Parker misspells 'Eagles' while leading chant

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Cherelle Parker Philadelphia Mayor
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Philadelphia mayor Cherelle Parker botched the Eagles chant hours before the team defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. During a news conference on Sunday, Parker talked about staying safe while traveling to the Eagles game due to the snow and cold weather. That’s when she made the mistake.

“Let me be one thousand and one percent clear: traveling to the Eagles game today is essential travel,” the Philadelphia mayor said, per CBS News Philadelphia. “If you are driving, just go slow, but get there. If you are catching SEPTA and mass transit, just get on mass transit and get there. But making it to our Philadelphia Eagles game on today is essential.

“Well, listen, we’ve got to do this. Let me hear you all say, ‘E-L-G-S-E-S, Eagles!’ Let’s go Birds.”

The video of Parker misspelling Eagles has gone viral, and she addressed the error at another event. “We don’t promise perfection. I’m so happy I never have, especially after I couldn’t spell Eagles right,” Parker said during an announcement of a wellness and support center in the Philadelphia area.

Cherelle Parker and Eagles fans gearing up for the NFC Championship game

The chant is part of the Eagles fight song “Fly, Eagles, Fly,” which was written in the 1950s. The song is played after every touchdown the Eagles score at Lincoln Financial Field.

Cherelle Parker and all other Eagles fans want to chant a lot more on Sunday when the team takes on the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship game. The Eagles are looking to reach the Super Bowl for the second time in three seasons. They are also seeking their first Super Bowl title since the 2017 season.

“Attention to detail has always been there, that accountability has always been there, the toughness has always been there, the togetherness has always been there,” Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni told reporters after the game on Sunday, per Philly Voice. “You just double down on those types of things.”

Sirianni added, “We had to drag ourselves through the mud through the early starts and a lot of the doubts, and now here we are right now, but that’s the way football goes. It’s the way life goes, and hopefully these guys are learning  – you know, we talk a lot about it, and hopefully these guys are learning through the ups and downs that you can pick yourself up and go again.”