Up came a fan in a retro bumble bee Pittsburgh Steelers uniform. Next appeared a couple sporting matching royal purple Baltimore Ravens shirts, and then a 10-year-old boy strode in with the red, white and blue New York Giants jersey with “Beckham” on the back.
All around was the sea of green: folks who bled Eagles, outnumbering all others.
Regardless of their affiliation, they came, shopped and conquered Friday at the 10,000-square-foot NFL Shop, two blocks from the Art Museum.
The bustling store under a white tent offered all things football, becoming a quasi-cathedral and meeting place for diehards whose passions were evident by their bright jerseys.