This week, the Eagles’ playoff-clinching win over the Carolina Panthers Sunday has been overshadowed by questions of whether or not quarterback Jalen Hurts and star huge receiver A.J. Brown nonetheless get alongside.
However the greatest missed connection of the day got here off the sphere, in Residents Financial institution Park’s Lot S after the sport.
Brenna Collier, a self-described lifelong, die-hard Eagles fan from Cherry Hill, was hustling out to her automobile together with her pals Alyssa and Wealthy. As they handed a gaggle of fellows getting right into a truck, one of many males opened a door and shouted one thing in Collier’s route.
“He yells one thing like, ‘You’re essentially the most lovely woman I’ve seen all day,’ or one thing alongside the strains of that, like a really good praise,” Collier stated. “A real praise.”
Bowled over, Collier circled, waved, and thanked the person earlier than persevering with to power-walk to her automobile.
Her pal was not impressed by this timid response.
“[Alyssa] punches me, she goes, ‘What are you doing?’ ” Collier stated. Her pal urged her to return and say extra.
By the point Collier overcame her shyness and circled, the truck had pulled out. It didn’t zoom off into the sundown — that is the heaps after a Birds sport, not some Hollywood romcom, in spite of everything — however Collier determined it could look determined to go working after it.
As remorse began to sink in that she may need let “The One” slip away, Alyssa dared Collier to submit a message on the Philadelphia Eagles Fan Group on Fb in search of out the person within the truck.
Collier has been a member of the group since August 2023. In addition to the occasional remark to a submit, this was her first submit within the group. She first posted within the non-public PHILAQUEENS group, however was inspired by somebody there to place it within the public Eagles group as properly. So she did.
“I believed I used to be simply going to place it up for a number of hours, or possibly it won’t even be accepted,” Collier stated.
She forgot in regards to the message and went to mattress. She wakened Monday morning to search out her telephone inundated with notifications and textual content messages.
By Tuesday morning, the submit had round 1,600 feedback and 654 shares. Many of the responses have been optimistic.
“Lots of people are super-supportive, lots of people are planning a marriage to a person that I’ve by no means met earlier than and there’s a great likelihood that I won’t meet ever. It’s actually humorous,” she stated. “I’ve a number of bridesmaids already and a few flower ladies. Apparently, they need Jason Kelce to officiate.
“However I bought to discover a man first, so the marriage’s on maintain proper now.”
The search continues
There have been no nice leads on who the person is. Some Fb customers claimed to be him, however didn’t pan out. Many of the messages have been supportive.
“That is an inspiration for a Hallmark film,” one commenter posted.
“Aww hope this works out. Additionally hope he’s not married 
Collier and her pals’ glimpse of the person was fleeting. When requested if she might bear in mind particulars, she stated he was tall (most likely over 5-foot-10, which is Collier’s peak), white, with brown hair and “form of a goatee” for facial hair. He had a hat on, and possibly a white shirt. He was sitting within the second row on the motive force’s facet of “a darker gray or a goldish-dark gray” four-door pickup truck with three to 5 different guys in it. Collier didn’t see the state on the license plate.
As for subsequent steps within the search, Collier hasn’t thought that far forward. She joked that she may begin a tailgate for single Eagles followers, possibly with pace relationship.
A part of her inspiration to submit on Fb additionally got here from fatigue with relationship apps.
“You don’t know who’s actual, you don’t know who’s faux, you don’t know in the event that they’re telling the reality or not. And you understand, generally it’s not the most secure for the females both,” she stated. “So, if you happen to can meet folks out in public, and a mutual setting with different pals, I choose to do this.”
Different Philly singles have chosen to interrupt away from the relationship apps and attempt to join IRL. Some by pitching their pals in a bar, and one by renting a billboard in Grays Ferry.
Collier described herself as outgoing, laid again, hardworking, and bold. She’s into sports activities and being lively. She’s 41 and sells medical units in Philly.
She stated she’s not planning to leap straight to this wedding ceremony that social media is already planning for her. A date watching some Philly sports activities, reside or on TV, is an effective first date for her. Whereas the deluge of messages has been overwhelming, she stated she doesn’t remorse her choice to submit.
“Simply have a great time and see the place it goes, that’s all you are able to do,” she stated.
And sure, Collier plans to be at this Sunday’s sport towards the Steelers.
The ball’s in your courtroom, thriller man.