Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Nelson Agholor responds to a Philly citizen who called him out by taking the high road.
In a crisis, once again the citizens of the ‘City of Brotherly Love’ stepped up and became heroes. This is Philly though. Their Philadelphia Eagles are always on their mind, and recently, Nelson Agholor got an unfavorable mention in the most unusual of circumstances.
Recently, in West Philly, everyday people became heroes as they ignored their own safety to rush into a burning building to save the children who were in danger. Hakim Laws was among the people who caught the children who were tossed from an upstairs window as their father threw them down.
Laws described the scene, and then made a rather unexpected reference to Agholor. Take a look.
The most Philly soundbite goes to this guy who helped catch children thrown from a window during a fire. pic.twitter.com/3rH69gU2fL
— Steve Lindsay (@SteveLindsayCBS) September 23, 2019
As expected, this one got out quickly, and as the words of Laws’ lips reached Agholor’s ears, the Eagles’ wide receiver took some time out of his Monday evening to respond, but his reference to Mr. Laws had no venom attached. He wasn’t rude. He wasn’t petty. Agholor, instead, elected to take a higher road.
It would seem as though Laws deserves a little more than a free trip to a home date versus the New York Jets, but for a man who’s a die-hard Eagles fan, this probably will be a reasonable thank you. It’s doubtful that Laws would be able to pass on a seat at Lincoln Financial Field to see his beloved ‘Birds’ play.
Let’s say this again. There was a crisis. Laws put his safety on hold and gave the fact that he was endangering himself no thought. He, instead, dedicated his entire being to assisting in saving children and a family who were in need, and then, when he was certain that everything was okay, his thoughts returned to his beloved ‘Birds’. That may seem strange to everyone else, but to an Eagles fan, it makes perfect sense.