Carson Wentz is doing his best to convert Bryce Harper into an Eagles fan

Recently, Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback Carson Wentz was spending time with famous Dallas Cowboys’ fan, Bryce Harper.

When a famous athlete comes to Philadelphia, the fans always expect them to represent not just their only team – but they hope the player represents every single major sports team as well. You play for the Philadelphia Eagles? Good. You better rep the Sixers, Flyers and Phillies. You play for the Philadelphia Phillies? Amazing! You better be at the Eagles games receiving a game ball from Eagles’ own Carson Wentz. That’s just the mindset of a Philly sports fan. Philly supports Philly.

Is it a big deal if a player who is in town on a contract supports another team? Not really, but the public wishes it weren’t that way. Nowadays, everybody’s primary focus is on who the newest big athlete in town is going to root for come football season. As Bryce Harper, a Las Vegas native joined the Phillies on a monster 13-year deal, Philly fans were made aware that in the past, Harper has claimed to be a fan of the Eagles’ enemies, the Dallas Cowboys.

Being that Harper is from Vegas, he didn’t have a team to root for growing up. So he decided to pick the Cowboys. That’s fine and all, but it looks like that just might change soon enough. On Thursday, Harper was the honorary guest at the Philadelphia 76ers game, where he participated in the traditional ringing of the Liberty Bell. Afterward, Harper headed up to a luxury suite to enjoy the game alongside one of his new friends. It just so happened to be Eagles’ quarterback, Carson Wentz.

Wentz gains a new friend

We all know that Wentz and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout are really good friends, as Trout is a big-time Eagles fan. But now it looks like Wentz is trying to recruit and convert a fan. With Harper being in Philadelphia for 13 years, he’s been on a mission as of late to learn the culture and fit in quickly. He’s only been here for a few weeks, but so far he’s done an excellent job of taking the city by storm. Naturally, a picture of him and Wentz watching the Sixers together set the Philly sports fan base into a whirlwind of feel-good emotions.

Now, the next thing everybody wants to see is Bryce Harper at the Lincoln Financial Field near the end zone collecting a game ball from one of the Eagles as they score a touchdown. And if it wouldn’t be too much, he should be rocking a midnight green jersey as well. I mean, why not? He made himself a Philly lifer by signing his monster contract; he might as well fully embrace Philly.