On Sunday night, the Eagles were solely focused on beating Dallas. In their minds, winning the game was the only thing that mattered.
Flash forward a day and a victory later. Those thoughts quickly changed for linebacker Connor Barwin, wide receiver Riley Cooper and quarterback Mark Sanchez. After video-chatting with Joseph Oneto, a soldier who is currently serving overseas, the three realized just how lucky they are to take the field and play the game they love week in and week out.
“We got the chance to talk to just one soldier and listen to him talk about what football means, what our game Sunday meant to those soldiers and how it can take away from their daily grind of their real life-and-death situations,” Sanchez said.