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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Kelly Green Might Take Some Time

Even if the Eagles' owner agreed to the petitioned new unis, it likely could not happen until the 2015 season.

Earlier in the week, Patch reported on a petition that was gaining some speed in the Greater Philadelphia area. Fans of the Eagles wanted back their kelly green. According to philly.com, in a change.org plea, a Twitter personality known as "Cranekicker" asked Eagles' owner Jeffery Lurie to bring back the kelly green articles. The online petition has gained 10,067 signatures as of 4 p.m. on Saturday. However, an article in Philly Mag says even if Lurie were to accept the change, it could not likely take place until 2015. "Changing uniforms in the NFL has become a lengthy and exhaustive process," said PhillyMag.com. "According to the league offices, it essentially takes two years to make the switch once the request from the team is submitted…

Barbara A. Dixon

5:40 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013

Why go back to an older look occasionally maybe but not every game. This just seems like away to get back at the ex wife since she was apart of the change.   more ›

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Fans Push Eagles: Bring Back the Kelly Green

Local fan starts petition to bring back retro jerseys for The Birds.

Do you miss them? Did you love the Eagles so much more when they were in a kelly green jersey?  Many fans have come to dislike the new "midnight green," black/charcoal and white design. Perhaps it is the dismal last season, or maybe it just is a longing for yesteryear, but some fans have decided to do something about it. According to an article on philly.com, "Cranekicker," a local twitter personality, has started a petition to bring back the kelly green uniforms of the past. The Eagles had donned the kelly green (with silver eagles' wings on the helmet) uniforms from 1973 to 1995, according to the Eagles year-by-year history. Cranekicker has written a petition to Eagles' Owner Jeffrey Laurie to ask for the official team colors to be …

JEFFREY

9:45 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Who the heck cares? As long as it's green, it's ok with Philadelphia fans. I don't know why they changed it in the first place-probably giving business to a friend. You know, as in nepotism.   more ›

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