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Bowen: Another Eagles parade, and maybe more to come?

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February 14, 2025
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This Eagles Super Bowl parade might have been lighter-hearted, more pure fun than the first one.
You are free to disagree. I don’t think analytics can prove or disprove my thesis. But to me, the 2018 parade was about history. People carried their relatives’ ashes to hold aloft as the buses passed by. It was joyous, yes, but burdened so much by the past. A momentous occasion. Even Jason Kelce’s canonical speech was at heart a list of grievances the long-sought victory had addressed.
I covered that seven-years-ago parade for The Inquirer, and the fans I spoke with all seemed to want to document history, share it with loved ones. I’m sure there was a lot of that Friday as well, but I’m also sur...

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