The pilot of the single-engine plane had rather hooked a Bud Light banner when it slammed down and burst into flames, a witness told the Times. The pilot’s name has not been released.
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An Eagles superfan named EROCK had organized the flight, in which a banner was to be flown Sunday over the Cowboys’ practice facility, reading “WE GOT DEMARCO”, referring to DeMarco Murray, the running back who left Dallas for Philadelphia in the offseason.
Planned and organized by the fans of the Cowboys, the practice session of the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field during the weekend was interrupted by the banner towed by a small plane that flew over the stadium, according to ESPN.
This led to the SB Nation weblog reporting the falsehood, after which Fox, Sports activities Illustrated, and others revealed their very own studies-citing NBC Los Angeles because the supply, however inserting a “reality” that. The 26-year-old defensive end is new to the Cowboys-Eagles rivalry after playing his first five seasons for Carolina. Stephen McKenzie of ABC Philadelphia confirmed that the pilot for the Eagles banner plane was okay, and was not able to fly the plane as scheduled because the airport was closed.
A fan thought to be behind the stunt tweeted that the banner was to fly over Cowboys practice at 5:30 ET, but later posted a series of tweets expressing his distress after hearing about the crash.
An Eagles fan then wrmote a message on the banner’s GoFundMe page, claiming that he had been the one in charge of funding the plane and the banner.
But after soliciting Hardy’s help, the slogan was changed to “WE STILL DEM BOYZ!”
Hardy got involved after Cowboys fans started a GoFundMe.com campaign to raise funds.
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“A waste of money”, Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson said of Hardy’s gesture.
