1-on-1 with Eagles fan who gave Tanner McKee his 1st TD ball back – NBC10 Philadelphia

The Eagles’ dominant 41-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday was a sport stuffed with milestones. The Birds clinched the NFC East in addition to the quantity two seed within the playoffs, Saquon Barkley turned solely the ninth working again in NFL historical past to surpass 2,000 speeding yards, and third-string quarterback Tanner McKee threw his first ever NFL landing go. 

However McKee’s 20-yard landing go to A.J. Brown – which prolonged the Eagles result in 34-7 – was nearly tainted. After scoring the landing, Brown threw the ball into the stands and into the hand of Eagles fan Patrick Driscoll. 

“I grabbed it with one hand proper right here,” Driscoll instructed NBC Sports activities Philadelphia’s John Clark. 

Brown mentioned he did not notice his mistake at first.

“When Nick came to visit and instructed me like, ‘You threw Tanner’s first landing go into the stands,’ and I used to be like, ‘Ah, man.’ I wasn’t serious about it. I don’t know what I used to be serious about,” Brown mentioned.

McKee mentioned he did not notice what occurred at first as he was too busy celebrating along with his crew.

“I truly had no concept that he launched it into the stands as a result of I used to be hugging the O-linemen, I used to be fairly excited,” McKee mentioned. “After which I run off. And I’m like on the lookout for A.J., like, , I used to be going to say congratulations, thanks for catching my first landing. Then somebody’s like, ‘Oh, he hucked it into the stands. He’s attempting to go get it again.'”

After being requested to return the ball, Driscoll was comfortable to oblige.

“A.J. checked out me from the sideline and he instructed me, he mentioned, ‘Let’s get that ball again and ship you a signed jersey when the sport’s over,’” Driscoll mentioned. 

When A.J. Brown caught Eagles third-string quarterback Tanner McKee’s first NFL profession landing, he threw the ball into the stands with out considering. Happily Patrick Driscoll, the fan who caught it, returned the ball in change for an autographed jersey from A.J. NBC Sports activities Philadelphia’s John Clark spoke with Patrick, A.J. and Tanner about the way it all went down. 

After Driscoll gave the ball again, Brown stored his promise and gave him his signed jersey.

“Shout out to Patrick for catching the ball first and giving it again,” Brown mentioned.