Former Philadelphia Eagles star and ESPN analyst Jason Kelce was brought to tears after hearing a story about victims from the New Orleans terror attack.
Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce got emotional when talking about two of the victims in the New Orleans terrorist attack.
Kelce is part of ESPN’s Super Bowl pregame coverage, and the network aired a piece about Ryan Quigley, an Eagles fan who survived the attack.
The story brought Kelce to tears.
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Quigley was with his friend, Tiger Bech, who was walking on Bourbon Street when a man driving a pickup truck drove into a crowd of people.
Bech was among one of 14 people killed in the attack, and Quigley was injured.
Quigley vowed to never return to the city after the tragedy, but the Eagles offered him tickets to the Super Bowl after his story.
Quigley made the decision to go to the game because of a promise he made to his late best friend, Bech.
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Quigley told Bech that if the Eagles made the Super Bowl, he would take them to the big game in New Orleans.
When the cameras cut back to Kelce and the ESPN crew, the former Eagles star was overcome with emotions.
“Listen, there’s some awful people in this world,” Kelce said after taking a moment to gather himself.
“I had the fortune of meeting Ryan,” Kelce said through tears. “And the spirit, right there – you wouldn’t even know something happened if he wasn’t in a wheelchair before the Rams game. On one end, something terrible can happen, and on the other, something so beautiful can happen. And just happy that he’s going to be here on the behalf of Eagles fans everywhere. Hell yeah, Ryan.”
Quigley will be in attendance, hoping to see his Eagles win their second Super Bowl in franchise history.
The Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Eagles in the Super Bowl on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
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