Philadelphia doesn’t have the nickname “City of Brotherly Love” for nothing. We see plenty of examples of why it’s called such in the sports world every season.

From players from one Philly team attending a game of another team in the city to welcoming new players with open arms, there’s just truly nothing better than Brotherly Love. To give you a slight glimpse of what I’m talking about, take something that happened earlier Sunday morning for example.

The Philadelphia Eagles are in the midst of training camp getting ready for the 2025 season. During practice, they played a very familiar song called “El Incomprendido” by Farruko. It’s also a mashup with Pitbull and Daddy Yankee’s song “Hot” for those wondering. Sound recognizable, Phillies fans? That’s right. It’s the walk-out song for the newly acquired closer Jhoan Duran.

Zach Berman on X reported this news about the Eagles.

The Phillies acquired Duran from the Minnesota Twins back on July 30, a day before the trade deadline. They’d send RHP Mick Abel and catching prospect Eduardo Tait the other way.

Why bring something like this up? Some may think it’s pointless, but it helps back up my point of there being nothing better than Brotherly Love. The Eagles using a song from another Philly sports team just goes to show how tight-knit the teams are. You also cannot deny how electric Duran’s entrance is when he comes in to close a game.

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That’s just one example of why the city has the nickname it does. How about when the Phillies were heading to the World Series back in 2022 and the Flyers were seen wearing Phillies jerseys as they were boarding a training heading to New York to take on the Rangers. You have to love Philadelphia teams supporting each other.

Last example I want to share is when Matvei Michkov was brought over to North America. Flyers General Manager Daniel Briere and President of Hockey Operations Keith Jones would pick him up from the airport and welcome him to the great city. He was given a Phillies hat right then and there and would soon after get to experience his first Phillies game. He’d throw out the ceremonial first pitch that night as well.

Flyers fans definitely showed him the love as the Wells Fargo Center (now Xfinity Mobile Arena) was rocking the day of his debut. Fans knew they had drafted a superstar and wanted to make sure he felt welcomed.

When teams in your city support each other through and through, you know you’ve chosen the right place to be as a sports fan. I’ve been a sports fan for many years, and it warms my heart every time I see players supporting those of other teams.

Will the Flyers use Duran’s walk-out song in practice this upcoming season to complete the trifecta? Only time will tell.

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Let me start off by saying, I know this is a Flyers page. However, I decided to write this story in honor of the Eagles parade today, coupled with the fact that this young man Trey Howard is a hero.

Trey Howard “Andre” is just 10-years-old, and he’s a real hero. He’s no childhood hero, he’s a hero that saved his young sister from flying debris from the plane crash that occurred in Northeast Philadelphia close to two weeks ago. Howard was found with metal in his head, and he didn’t blink an eye eye to save somebody else, by covering and shielding his sister from flying debris from a plane that crashed in Northeast Philadelphia.

As a matter of that he woke up in the hospital saying, “Daddy did I save my sister,” according to various news outlets. He also asked if he missed the Super Bowl, which at that time didn’t transpire yet. AJ Brown caught wind of this, and promised to play the Super Bowl in Trey’s honor.

AJ Brown visited Trey at CHOP a few days ago with the Lombardi Trophy in hand. Brown kept his original promise, to which he said that the Eagles would be playing the Super Bowl in honor of Trey, given his courageous efforts to save his sister.

What a courageous young man. He did something a lot of us would hesitate or buckle under the pressure. He did not do any of that, and acted swiftly to save his sister. Trey is a real life hero.

Eagles Fans enjoy the day, in Trey’s honor.

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