The Philadelphia Eagles, aka the Super Bowl Champs, have plenty to celebrate, but one young Birds fan spirited airport speech has gone viral and is being celebrated across the internet.
Ethan Kim from Upper Dublin, Montgomery County, made quite the impression during NBC10's evening newscast on the Friday before Super Bowl LIX.
Now, the clip from Ethan's interview has gone viral and has almost a million views on NBC10's TikTok page and nearly 80,000 views on Instagram.
It was actually Ethan's 13th birthday when NBC10's Yukare Nakayama asked him and several other Birds fans if they wanted to do the famous Eagles chant before they boarded flights at the Philadelphia International Airport to New Orleans for the big game.
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Then, right after the chant, it was Ethan's powerful speech that shook the internet. He said in part:
"This is our time. This is our house. We got protection. It took the Avengers two times to times to beat Thanos. Two times and this our second time going and facing Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl. Let's go, Birds!"
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Ethan told NBC10 in an interview later that he didn't just do it for TV. His speech came from the heart because he is such a huge Eagles fan.
"My phone had 50 text messages," Ethan shared. "Every single one of my friends. I don’t even know. My friends actually asked for my autograph today because of how famous I got on TikTok. At school, an entire group of people surrounded me. It was really fun"
You can watch Ethan's full interview with NBC10's Johnny Archer below:
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