I will be the first to admit it: When I saw the tweets about the Philadelphia Eagles practicing to “Creed,” I assumed it was the movie soundtrack to the Michael B. Jordan film.
Makes sense, right? Because Creed is a spinoff of Rocky and all of that is a Philadelphia story. And the Eagles would want to tap into that.
But no. On Friday, as reporters in attendance noted, they’re practicing to Creed THE BAND! As in Higher!
Why? I haven’t seen any reasons thrown out there, but maybe there’s symbolism in wondering if the team can take itself higher.
Fans suddenly wanted to bet on the team beating the San Francisco 49ers upon seeing this one: