PHILADELPHIA — As Super Bowl LII kicks off, Richard Covell stands in the corner of Paddy’s Old City Pub and lights a cigar. Next to him, just underneath the TV, is a small container about the size of a lunchbox. In the container are the ashes of Covell’s uncle, a lifelong, diehard Eagles fan who died in 2013. Atop the ashes is his uncle’s old Eagles hat.
“When the Eagles win,” Covell says, “I’m going to f---ing Broad Street, and I’m going to spread them out during the f---ing parade. That’s what I’m going to do.”
Excuse Mr.