NFL commissioner Roger Goodell gave the go-ahead to Drew Pearson before he trolled fans in Philadelphia on Day 2 of the draft.
The former Dallas Cowboys receiver announced the team's second-round pick Chidobe Awuzie, but first he thanked Eagles fans for his great career.
"That's something I had mentioned backstage to the commissioner, in a jokingly type manner, that I should say that," he explained on SportsCenter, via ESPN. "Then he agreed with me. He encouraged me to say that to rile them up even more, and I said, 'Really, OK.