more than anyone, brent celek he's the longest tenured eagle.c title game his second year in the league. he wants a super bowl more than anybody and he said he understands what all this hype is about. >> this is a game you win you go to the super bowl so i think everyone realizes that. and everyone in those stands, you know, they're going to want to be partying afterwards, so just like we do. so there's a lot on the line. i think they realize it, what was we realize it but can't make it too big. >> reporter: certainly everybody is pulling for brent celek and the birds. much more from the team on our playoff preview party tonight at 7:30 here on 6abc. former eagles quarterback ron jaworski will join us live here at chickie's and chickie's. >> reporter: ducis the disrespect continues. earlier today we saw the nfl put up a little thing on their facebook page advertising the super bowl matchup. yeah, they had the patriots and the vikings in it. they took that down. >> reporter: they better take that down. >> reporter: how about this, if you google p

brent celek, longest tenured athlete in this town. brent. >> no, no, not you. >> not me. >> but he's going to the super bowl now. when you think of this moment, do you think of guys like that who have been grinding all these years? >> i do. i do. and it's the reason this team has performed the way it has this season, because of guys like brent. and the older veteran on this football team. you know, hats off to him for the resiliency. he's battled through a lot over his career, through injury, through a lot of ups and downs and now for him finally to, you know, have a chance to be in this game, this final game of the year, i'm so happy for him. >> doug there are was arguably the best defense in the nfl, the vikings defense. did you expect to be able to move the ball and come up with the big plays like you did in this game, putting 38 on them? 38 unanswered points? >> you know, we knew it was going to be a challenge. minnesota is tremendous defense. you put the tape on and they're all over the field. it's a smothering type defense. my ha

>> brent celek has been around so long some teammates have taken to calling him a relic. s expense. >> yeah, celek! yeah! >> you have elevated yourself to the oldest tenured athlete in the city of philadelphia. what's that mean to you, men. >> i think that's a double-edged sword. i think it's a great thing. i'm honored. you know, i never really knew too much about philadelphia until i got drafted and obviously as you know, and i think everybody knows, this is my home now. ♪ >> celek's leadership is a vital piece of this team's success. he's not wavering in what he thinks this team is capable of accomplishing. ♪ >> you've been in the playoffs with nick foles before. with that said how much confidence does he give you knowing his abilities in big game situations? >> it gives me a lot of confidence. i mean, i think, we're sitting in perfect position. >> having played in more playoff games than any eagle taking the field today celek is desperate to claim football's ultimate prize. >> want to win it, i know these fans want a super bowl, they want it all, i know, and i want it a

couple players that have won a super bowl malcolm jenkins, lagarrette blount, torey smith, and brent celekstill searching for his ring. he played in the 2008 nfc championship game. >> i mean after that game was over, i was upset, but i was, thinking, you know, this can happen three or four more times in my career, you know, nine years later, i'm still sitting here now in the divisional round and obviously everything can run through, philadelphia, you know, if we do what we're supposed to do. we have a great opportunity. but we have to take advantage of it. >> the sixers are in london thursday afternoon they will play celtics at sold out otwo had reen a robert covington, dario saric, tj mcconnell and trever booker exchanged jersey with the crystal palace team. basketball is huge in europe. sixty-four europeans are on rosters and thursday will mark the anniversary game in london so nice to keep keith pompea from the philadelphia inquirer for that video. >> nba is a global game. >> thanks. >> no doubt bit. >>> coming up incomes, bigger, brighter, smarter, television latest tv unveiled at this

it was a big hearty welcome and i had an opportunity to catch up with brent celek to watch that video with him, and here's what we saw. >> a big welcome to the new england patriots and philadelphia eagles fans. to the eagles fans don't worry we will grease all of the lamp post so you feel right at home come on out, have a great time , make sure you come back to visit us again. are we seriously welcoming the eagles fans. >> your thoughts on that. >> they are salty, we beat them. first ever super bowl team, host of the super bowl, with a home team. >> how about that video, yes. just a smidge salty, and here's the catch, the mayor of minneapolis, got his law degree, at villanova. coming to you live from the team hotel, in minnesota i'm don belfor cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we're feeling a different way about that. >> oh, no they need to get over this. >> you know. >> they need to stop. >> they are bitter. >> let's leave ate loan. >> minnesota bitter not minnesota nice. >> let's just leave it alone. >> don't get me started. >> we will check back with you >>> we're in the done from minnes

. >> reporter: brent celek said teams break down their huddle every day saying "family."es can win the super bowl, they'll be brothers for life. at the mall of america in minnesota, i'm john clark, nbc sports philadelphia. >> john, thanks. >>> very difficult day for the entire philadelphia and nba basketball communities. former lasalle standout rasual butler and his wife were killed in a car accident early this morning. but lear lost control of his range rover around 2:00 a.m. in studio city and the car hit a wall and flipped over in california. officials believe the car was speeding before the accident that killed the 38-year-old and his wife. butler played at lasalle from '1998 to 2002. he was a member of the lasalle hall of athletes and was drafted by the heat in 2002. he played for seven different nba teams, most recently in ice cube's big three league. i'm danny pommells from nbc sports. back to you. >> difficult loss. >>> tonight on nbc 10 news at 11:00. a huge eagles fan is heading to the bowl for free. it's thanks to one of the patriots biggest supporters. how he

i just saw beau allen, jason kelce and brent celek down in the lobby. just 20 miles away from here so this is a home coming from him it is really exciting. i think reality has sunken in, yes, the bird will face patriots in super bowl lii. take a look at the scene here as eagles got off the plane, their plane landed and "action news" was inside the hanger as they deplaned earlier this afternoon. jeffery lurie and doug pederson getting off and carson wentz there as well. wentz was limping a bit which might have been a little jarring for folks to see but of course he is recovering from acl surgery and not using a kaine or crutch anymore. bird got off the plane in the hanger and then they pulled up here at the hotel there were some fans out here, most of the fans lived here in minute so the a but bleed eagles green. they were here to greet the bird. the players headed inside this will be their headquarters for next week where they will have their meetings and their team meals and their walk throughs, now, for nick foles, there has got to be a surreal experi

high chance to talk with brent celek today in the lockers. that doug pederson's energy mirror that is of the team underdog over dog whatever you want to call them, they are chomping at the bit to get out there on the field on saturday against atlanta just right over here at the linc. and their message to the fans couldn't be simpler. just be loud. they want fans to come out in full force because they know that's going to help especially on the defense. iain? >> all right. those fans will be out in force kristen, thank you. we know that's home feel advantage. wounded vets and their families got to make new friends in florida keys to cap off the soldier ride cycling event from key largo to key we have. group dropped by the dolphin research center in marathon. they rehab dolphins but resear researches how intelligence they are. the wounded warriors to the go share flipper shakes, high fives and dorsal fin tugs at the center a zero receives lagoons. >> let's talk about the weather that. will be big factor on saturday at the link glynn talk about

so do the players, especially a guy who may be in his last season, the longest one of all , brent celek>> appreciate this team man, i love all these guys. i know we were going to do something special. we're on the road to that. like i said before we're not finished just yet. >> in a season where we have been doubted all year, to me it is just right on par to go against a team that has a legacy as patriots but that is just part of the story when we finish this out and we come back super bowl champions that is an explain nation mount on the whole story. >>> i was a kid born and raised 10 minutes from veterans stadium, so i have lot of super bowl reporting experience because i worked in buffalo for those four super bowl years. one then marv levy was very superstitious about he would never pose with the lombardi trophy in that photo where coaches pose for the trophy. fourth year they said maybe pose, that is why you are not winning. he didn't think that was funny we he will see if doug pederson posts with it like mar licenses v levy went zero and four. i say pose witt. >> live in the moment

pederson says and all of the other players, brent celek, we're not donel. we will win it. >> it feels so good. it is so eagles song, happy >> maybe call t real fancy dog dish and put it dog bowl. >> i like being under valued and under is when it is fine just take us for granted and notppreciated. >> my whole life. >> good day, monday, january 22nd, 2018. now, i know you were watching e night, sag, award, screen actor guild award were on iee saying they we colorful dresses but we showed dull stuff. red carpet, wow. >> beautiful. i like to see what people wear feel good songs for feeling good all over the delaware valley. is what your go >> ♪ yes, we roof this we will share our feels good songs. and then we have to show you this local bride, because she has some skills, on the mike. >> ♪ welcome to the jungle >> this is so awesome because it is unusual. we have seen the same stuff time and again. we have in the seen anything like her. she will come in and show us her skills. >> we asked her to come in her wedding gown but i just saw her, she has been up all n

brent celek know the eagles have to step it up for the post season. >> all these guys have to understandthis is it, you know, this opportunity may in the come for anybody, again. so, you know, let's step it up , and lets have a great two weeks of practice and lets get ready farewell saquon barkley he announced he is leaving for nfl. he had almost 1300 rushing yard and 21 touchdowns this season. >>> sixers took on suns last night, fourth quarter, ben simmons to jj reddick, knocks it down from three-point range , philadelphia goes up 11 they win 123-110. >>> that is sports in with dunkin' deals, you get two egg & cheese wake-up wrap sandwiches for $2. and two of those for two of those means you deserve a few of those. stop in for the latest dunkin' deal, two egg & cheese wake-up wrap sandwiches for $2. america runs on dunkin'. new zealand on my bucket list some day i will get there, so stunning there, welcoming in the new year, country, one of the first to ring in the new year, celebrations began with the count down on auckland's sky tower followed by fire works right there sky tower celeb

. >> reporter: it's nick's team and this is a business trip for these guys like brent celek who has waited get this opportunity. i asked the longest tenured eagle this question. it isn't enough to get there, is it? >> no-no, we got to win this game. i think that's everyone's mind-set in this locker room is our goal is to win this. there is no other options. >> reporter: isn't that great to hear? it was a reality check today if you looked at the hallways right outside the locker room, suitcase after suitcase after suitcase line the halls. the eagles shipped their luggage today to minneapolis and the best part about that site was that each one of them had a luggage tag personalized with the logo super bowl 52. it's getting real guys. live at the novacare complex jaime apody channel6 "action news." jeff. >> all right jaime just nine days away. >>> since taking over for wentz foles is four and o in games he's started and finished and now he looks finish the job gets the patriots who were the worst team in the afc this season at stopping the pass. tom brady a full go at practice even catching p

. >> we talk to brent celek and he gave us his grandmother's chile recipe. >> no way. >> yes. >> goodd incorporate tonight our menu. >> you ever seen your meals around the game. >> absolutely. >> every week we have a action station where we nicknamed devour the competition. >> i love that. >> so this pennsylvania week on wednesday we had polish sausage and sausage in general , in minnesota, fairly big and common. >> reporter: today is friday and that always means, barbecue. pulled pork sandwiches with jalapeno slaw and eight hour smoked brisket with veggies and rice. >> oh, oh, my gosh, wow. >> it melts in your mouth. >> reporter: but they do drop smoker off for the field for motivation. >> right next to the practice field. >> that is just mean. they keep it at end zone. >> they build up a hunger when they come off the field, nice reward. >> i feel like i'm ready for sunday. >> perfect. >> my god. >> go bird. >> go bird. >> go bird. >> oh, yeah. >> keeping the smoker in the end zone, brilliant. we should think about that for sunday. their best advice if you want to eat like an eagle e

tell you what, brent celek, now this guy has been around a long time, thomas drayton. >> fifth rounds time that the eagles reached the nfc championship game, of course fell short. and he said it's been boiling inside of him ever since. this is a must-win. >> boiling over. he is the longest tenured eagle and active athlete in philadelphia. >> isn't that amazing? >> well celebrated. our boys are getting ready as you see there on the field, fly eagles fly. let's talk about eagles superstitions here. earlier you asked me, where is your jersey i walked into the news room. >> did i. >> my superstition, can i not wear the jersey until game time. >> well, see, then also, erin, one of our producers here, has soft pretzel socks, they're lucky. he has cents to wear them all the time. some people they'll not wash their eagles jerseys no matter what. and people now they're even more superstitious. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> very superstitious. the bud light commercials tag line, it is only weird, if it doesn't work. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> nothing made up about that. eagles nation, it is real life. >> marga

others like brent celek know how rare this opportunity is.bottom line everyone on this team is embracing the moment. >> no doubt, man. you know, it was nerve racking just wait to go see who we were going to play. you know what i mean yes it was almost like christmas all over again, you know, so, um, i'm just ready to go out and play, man. we've been putting in work. we put in the time. you know what i mean? there's nothing to be stressed about. >> these opportunities don't come very often. i know we got a good football team, a special team, and we got to take advantage of this. it doesn't matter what anybody says. >> reporter: players told me today that these past few practices have been some of the best of the season. the intensity at practice is am my tide because it's the playoffs. at the same time, though, players who have been here before reminding the younger guys that at the end of the day, they just have treat this like football game. >> the feel is the same size -- field is the same size when you were playing at pop warner. the ball

nick foles and carson wentz, celebrated together and, brent celek the longest tenure athlete in philadelphia saw it all coming. >> the vibe, the feeling we had in this locker room, the last, i mean it has been the whole playoffs, we're not going to be denied. when we have fans like that, you know, that got your back it is a tough place to play. >> we just sent a message to everybody we're here, we're serious we're here competing for world champion ship. >> reporter: biggest play was a 50-yard interception return for a touchdown by patrick robinson that gave eagles a boost and they never looked back. >> i was just doing my job, trying to make it simple to do my job, you know what i mean. >> that pick six really started it for us. chris with the great pressure being able to step through and it got started for us and we never looked back. >> reporter: eagles are early five and a half point under dogs against the defending champs. so, as they enter this game, will they have a chip on their shoulder. >> absolutely, the same chip we had but it will be bigger. we are looking forward to it. we are g

pederson says and all of the other players, brent celek, we're not donel. good. it is so eagles song, happy >> maybe call t real fancy dog dish and put it dog bowl. >> i like being under valued and under is when it is fine just take us for granted and notppreciated. >> my whole life. >> good day, monday, january 22nd, 2018. now, i know you were watching e night, sag, award, screen

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