Miami is bustling with current and former NFL greats this week as the football world awaits Super Bowl LIV.
The game will serve as a referendum on former Eagles head coach Andy Reid's entire career, and plenty of his former pals from his time in Philadelphia are hoping Sunday's game goes Reid's way.
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, who hired Reid in 1999, told NBC Sports Philadelphia's John Clark that, outside of the Eagles, he's never rooted for anyone harder than he roots for Reid:
It's clear that Lurie didn't enjoy firing Reid in 2012, and still wants the best for his old friend.
Former Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who played for Reid during the second act of his NFL career, told Clark he thinks Reid is not just a great football mind, but "one of the greatest men on Earth":
Reid listened to Vick and gave him a second chance in 2009, and while the two had just moderate success together on the field, it's clear Reid made an impact on Vick off the field.
Former Eagles punt returning legend Brian Mitchell, who played for Reid for three seasons, told Clark he's been impressed by Reid's ability to adapt to the changing NFL, and thinks it's Reid's time to finally win a ring:
Basically everywhere you turned this past week, you could find Eagles fans and players vocally pulling for Reid. It's a testament to the man, and to the coach, and it'll be pretty exciting if Big Red can finally win the big one.
Seemingly the only person not pulling for the Eagles nostalgia angle? Pop star and noted Cowboys fan Post Malone, who was profane and to the point on Sunday:
You can't win 'em all, I guess.
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