Saturday’s game against Temple won’t be the first time offensive lineman Ellis McKennie has stepped foot on Lincoln Financial Field. He’ll never forget the first.
At 8 years old, McKennie won sideline passes to an Eagles game after writing a letter about why he was the biggest fan of the team. His mother, Jodi McKennie, said winning the Eagles Kids Club contest was the “greatest thing he ever got to do.”
“I just remember going down on the field before the game and like all the cheerleaders were down there and stuff, getting to watch the players run out,” Ellis said.