Daily News | Eagles players and team management, with a Doc Rivers cameo, headline Meek Mill REFORM Alliance event
Philadelphia Eagles, Nick Sirianni welcomes kids to the Eagles' home on Tuesday, December 13, 2022., during the REFORM Alliance Eagles and the Sixers super special day to parents and kids in the city that have been negatively impacted by the probation system.With beads jumping from the turf field and nearby children cheering loudly, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman cocked back a football and pointed deep with his index finger from inside the NovaCare Complex’s indoor practice facility.
The unique event allowed the children to experience a “day in the life” of an NFL player with the Eagles holding a junior combine, tour of the team’s headquarters, commemorative 1-day contract signing inside the Draft Room, and an opportunity to interact with Mill, Rubin, and several Eagles, including coach Nick Sirianni, quarterback Jalen Hurts, tight end Dallas Goedert, right tackle Jordan Mailata, cornerbacks Darius Slay and Avonte Maddox, and Roseman.
“I grew up in the same environment as them,” Mill said. “For me, seeing Allen Iverson drive by in a Rolls Royce gave me the motivation of a lifetime to become who I am. I know I wanted to meet A.I. if I could at the time, but I was probably standing on the corner in the middle of the hood, where it wasn’t good for him to stop. But seeing a man like that, come from where I come from, and really achieve what he was achieving, he gave me my motivation.
Growing up in Detroit, Maddox witnessed multiple childhood friends fall victim to street violence and also some, unfairly, to the criminal justice system. In a similar sentiment with Mill, Maddox made sure to maximize his time with the kids. He playfully acted as a judge with a stopwatch as the children participated in 40-yard dashes.
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