The Philadelphia Eagles are nominated for three ESPYs
o weeks after the Fourth of July, the Philadelphia Eagles could add three more trophies to the case, courtesy of the ESPYs.
Los Angeles is the sight for the ESPYs. For the uninformed, that’s an award show created by ESPN. It’s been dubbed the Oscars of Sports. On July 18th, sports fans will find their way to television sets to see who wins in a bevy of categories. If you’re a Philadelphia Eagles fan, this could be a great night for another reason.
The Eagles have been nominated for three awards. They have a legitimate shot of winning all of them.
How about giving us a drum roll?
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Philly’s nominated for the ‘Best Team’ award. The Villanova Wildcats are in that category as well.
Also in that category are the Houston Astros, the USA’s Women’s Ice Hockey team, the Golden State Warriors, the Washington Capitals and the champions of the NCAA Women’s Basketball tournament, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Eagles quarterback and Super Bowl LII MVP Nick Foles is in the category of ‘Best Championship Performance’.
The Astros’ George Springer, the Warriors’ Kevin Durant and Donte DiVincenzo of the Villanova Wildcats are his competition.
You knew the ‘Philly Special’ would come up, didn’t you?
As you might have guessed, the “Philly Special’ is in the category of ‘Best Play’. One of the opponents is Arike Ogunbowale’s buzzer beater to win the Irish the NCAA women’s national title.
The other two are Stefon Diggs‘ last-second catch and touchdown run that sent the Vikings to NFC Championship Game and Tua Tagovailoa’s 41-yard touchdown throw to Devonta Smith that gave the Alabama Crimson Tide yet another College Football Playoff National Championship trophy. For a complete list of nominations, click here.
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Just in case you’re interested, Eagles tight end Zach Ertz‘s wife, Julie Ertz, is in the category of ‘Best Female Athlete’. The Eagles have a good shot at winning all three awards and probably should. Football’s version of The Triple Crown might be pulled off in July.