Eagles release letter to fans
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Eagles release letter to fans
Daily News staff
The Eagles released a letter to fans this afternoon from owner Jeffrey Lurie and team president Joe Banner. Here is the text of the letter:
Finally! We can all get back to thinking football, talking football - and playing football.
We're eager to welcome our players back to the NovaCare Complex, and excited to get the Eagles out on the field in front of the NFL's most passionate fans.
From here on out, it's all about competing and winning. Like Andy Reid says, now everyone can get back to doing what they love to do.
Coaches can coach.
Players can play.
And the best fans in the NFL can get fired up imagining what Michael Vick, DeSean Jackson, LeSean McCoy and Asante Samuel are going to achieve this season at Lincoln Financial Field.
We hope you have all this year's important football dates circled on your calendar, from the home opener Sunday, September 25th against the New York Giants, to the Super Bowl on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis. And many more details will be coming your way in the next few days, as we work out specifics of training camp dates, ticket sales and other events.
We're proud to represent Philly fans, and we thank you for your patience during this long offseason. Your enthusiasm, commitment and support are always - always - appreciated by everyone at the Eagles.
So let's get back to football!
Yours truly,
Jeffrey Lurie
Joe Banner
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Here are additional comments from Eagles' top executives:
Chairman/CEO Jeffrey Lurie
"I’m glad we were able to reach this agreement without interrupting the season for our fans. In the end, both sides gave enough to get the deal done, and we can all go back to work feeling good about what was accomplished. A 10-year contract is unprecedented in professional sports. By the time this contract ends, the NFL and its player will have been able to play 33 uninterrupted seasons of football.
"The contract protects and strengthens the elements that have driven the popularity of the NFL to unprecedented heights. The continued equalization of player spending guarantees every market, large and small, an equal chance of competitive success. The draft and free agency remain important parts of the game. And there’s recognition of the importance of former players, who gave so much to the game, and who deserve our increased support.
"I want to thank our fans for their patience. Now we can get back to football – and that’s what we are all really looking forward to."
President Joe Banner
"Like our fans, we’ve been waiting for this situation to end since the day it started. Now the challenge is getting back to the games with as little disruption as possible.
"Even during the lockout, we kept working through the summer knowing we had to be ready for this moment – to go from zero to 100 mph overnight. That includes giving our fans a worthwhile preseason experience. So we kept working at it, even when we weren’t sure we would have time for training camp at all. We owe thanks to many people at Lehigh and on our Eagles staff for making that possible.
"Now we have to be quick learners, and quick to act. We’re studying the new contract hard so we can make good football decisions fast. We want to be on top of the nuances of this new agreement so we can help our ballclub compete."
Head Coach Andy Reid
"I’m happy that the NFL and its players can get back doing what they love to do. The coaches can get back to coaching. Players can get back to playing and we’re all pleased about that.
"As far as our team, we look forward to reconvening in the near future and we are looking "As far as our team, we look forward to reconvening in the near future and we are looking forward to holding training camp once again on the campus of Lehigh University. We understand that we have a lot of work ahead of us in order to get ready for the season opener at St. Louis and I’m excited to get started on that as soon as we can."
Wow thanks Jeff and Joe you guys are the BEST!
We all love you Jeff, Joe and Andy. Let's make some moves during free agency and finally have a parade down broad street when its all said and done. Go Eagles!!!!— briandawkins20- from your Hollywood producing owner, running the team like the release of a summer blockbuster. The more box office money the better, doesnt matter what the product is just get us in the papers. This Favre talk will garner some more attention, dont worry fans, he always waits until after training camp to make a decision. Haynesworth anyone? that will get us some chatter on the worldwide leader. We can just ignore his punching of fellow drivers following accidents from driving while crazy, then theres that small thing about touching the waitress while pretending to put the bill in her pocket. Its all good as long as were talking Eagles— peteike
- you're pathetic dwelling on the negativity, how shallow are you to think that the front office are the ones "leaking" this chatter about possible pickups such as the ones you mention, get a life and or don't be a fan. — beerflow
Comment removed.- We were already thinking and talking football.— P Even
- I'd rather talk about Hunter Pence to the Phillies!— dgabs
- Eagles football....it's REID-ICULOUS!— sickoflosing
- hey beerflow, its called sarcasm and its just football, settle down there cheesecake, way to be superfan— peteike
- i'm no superfan just too much hate on the airwaves. i see so much of it and i don't care except your post just got to me. Glad you don't actually feel that way. I hate cheesecake, dick, but I love cheesesteaks. — beerflow
- Thanks Nickles & Jeffrey— Ted Mosby
- STOKED!!! appreciate the heads up from the front office....their professionalism is never in question. lets bring home a super bowl and forget all this mess ever happened— Anything_Philly_is4me
- Golden Standard— pflynn20
- 726 MORON— bleedgreen
