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Costumed Eagles entertain Children's Hospital patients

Nnamdi Asomugha's black-rimmed glasses were square, and the gold-and-maroon scarf didn't quite make it all the way around his neck, but that didn't matter to the young patients at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Chas Henry, left, and Nnamdi Asomugha pose with patients at Children's Hospital. (Laurence Kesterson/Staff Photographer)
Chas Henry, left, and Nnamdi Asomugha pose with patients at Children's Hospital. (Laurence Kesterson/Staff Photographer)Read more

Nnamdi Asomugha's black-rimmed glasses were square, and the gold-and-maroon scarf didn't quite make it all the way around his neck, but that didn't matter to the young patients at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

The cornerback, as Harry Potter, joined linebacker Akeem Jordan and punter Chas Henry on Tuesday for the Eagles' Trick or Treat community event at CHOP. Jordan was costumed as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and Henry was a caveman.

The players autographed hats, posed for photographs, and chatted with many of the children who made their way to a common room at the Children's Seashore House. Some of the patients were able to walk in on their own, while a handful had to be wheeled in.

Warren Archibald, a 15-year-old from Denver, Pa., needed crutches. But he said he wouldn't have missed the opportunity to meet players from the team he roots for every Sunday.

"I've liked the Eagles for three years now," Archibald said. "I still believe they're going to have a good season."

The 2-4 Eagles, coming off their bye week, host the 3-3 Dallas Cowboys in a crucial game Sunday. Even so, the players spent some of their day off giving back to the community.

"It's fun to come out and do it and see that they're going through some things in the hospital," Asomugha said. "You just want to brighten up their day."

Asomugha arrived wearing his own glasses, not Harry Potter's trademark oval specs. He was handed a gold-and-maroon scarf and hat along with a broomstick to dress up as the young wizard. Many of the young patients couldn't identify the costume he was wearing.

Asomugha said he didn't celebrate Halloween very often growing up in Southern California.

"My family wasn't that big into it," he said. "But if I had a costume it was . . . the mask was Spider-Man, the outfit was Superman - it was all over the place."

Peters wants to play. Starting left tackle Jason Peters told philadelphiaeagles.com that he expects to play Sunday against Dallas. He missed the previous two games because of a strained hamstring but returned to practice Monday.

Honor Roll inductees. The Eagles will induct cornerback Eric Allen and defensive coordinator Jim Johnson into the team's Honor Roll during halftime of Sunday night's game against the Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field.

Allen and Vicki Johnson, Jim Johnson's widow, will be there to accept the honors.