“Eagles fans are incredible. They fill the stadium and the support they provide, the energy, the passion, we know how much our players feed on it. We know how much as an organization we feed off of it,” said President Don. Smolenski said as part of an exclusive interview on the latest Eagles Insider Podcast with Dave Spadaro. “While we know that at the start of the season these seats may be empty, we know they will be with us in spirit, just as they are all over the country and around the world for every Eagles game. “They will cheer us on and we will drain their energy. We just have to do something different, just like we do everything else here in 2020.”
The Eagles have spent the last few months working with government agencies, public health experts, and league officials to develop health and safety protocols for the 2020 season. The team presented a variety of scenarios regarding fan participation, but the decision for no fans was made given the state of the coronavirus pandemic in the region.
“Everyone recognizes just how difficult and hard this decision is. We fully support the governor’s office and we fully support the mayor’s office. We will continue to work with the officials as we move forward,” Smolenski said. “The nice thing about the process and the conversations is that they understand how much the fans mean to the Eagles.”
The Eagles open the regular season in the Washington Football Team on September 13th. Washington previously announced that it will not have fans home games in 2020. The Eagles’ first game at Lincoln Financial Field is next Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams before he hosts. the Cincinnati Bengals on September 27th. The Eagles’ first home game of October is on the 18th against the Baltimore Ravens.
