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Philadelphia Eagles roundup: Hurricane Lane, Kamu Grugier-Hill

By Geoffrey Knox

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 31: Outside linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill #54 and linebacker Dannell Ellerbe #57 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrate against the Dallas Cowboys during the first quarter of the game at Lincoln Financial Field on December 31, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 31: Outside linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill #54 and linebacker Dannell Ellerbe #57 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrate against the Dallas Cowboys during the first quarter of the game at Lincoln Financial Field on December 31, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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Kamu Grugier-Hill got some good news despite an uncomfortable situation. It’s all here in this edition of ‘Philadelphia Eagles roundup’.

Sometimes, we forget that football is just a game and we’re dealing with real people who have real lives. We were reminded of that last week by Mother Nature and an outside linebacker. Here’s some good news though for the Philadelphia Eagles and their fans, and it comes courtesy of Kamu Grugier-Hill.

For some of us, the news of Hurricane Lane made us think of the Eagles’ outside linebacker. ‘The Flying Hawaiian’ had to be somewhat distracted as he was preparing for a preseason game versus the Cleveland Browns. No one would blame him if he was.

Prior to the game, Grugier-Hill was seen wearing a t-shirt by NBC Sports Philly’s Derrick Gunn, and Gunn wasted no time getting a picture and posting it on Twitter.

Take a look:

Hurricane Lane causes a stir.

Early on Monday morning, NJ.com’s Zack Rosenblatt had Grugier-Hill on his mind as well.

There’s never a good time for a hurricane, but when one ranks in the ‘Category 5’ class and it’s headed for your homeland, it has to be somewhere on your mind.

Grugier-Hill is trying to make the leap from special teams player (and backup kicker) to being a starter on Jim Schwartz‘s defense, but his mom is still in Hawaii. Who wouldn’t be worried?

Good news came quickly though, and thank goodness that it did.

Friday morning, one day after Philly’s thrilling 5-0 loss to Cleveland, Lane was downgraded to Category 1 and was now being called a Tropical Storm. Despite the tremendous amount of rain and the flooding Hawaii’s seen, Grugier-Hill’s hometown missed most of the dangerous weather.

That means ‘The Flying Hawaiian’ can focus on football. Thank goodness for that.

Here’s a quote from Grugiel-Hill, courtesy of Rosenblatt’s story:

"It’s actually such a blessing. The Category 5 went down to a 1 … That’s something (that) I’ve never even heard of. Before the game, I was concerned, talking to my family and stuff, but now they’re safe. Obviously it’s rough with the floods … (My) prayers (go) out to those dealing with that, but it’s definitely better."

That should make all of us smile. We’ll keep the residents of Hawaii who weren’t as lucky in our prayers.

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