“We knew that, and that seemed to fuel us.”Ĭelek was the guest of honor at the opening of the FanDuel Sportsbook at Valley Forge Casino Resort, and the ex-Eagle wore his bulky championship ring on his left index finger as he placed the first bet following the noon Wednesday ribbon cutting. “We were underdogs all throughout the playoffs,” since-retired tight end Brent Celek said on Wednesday.
They embraced their underdog status - despite having the best record in the NFC, they were getting points at home against both Atlanta and Minnesota and then in the Super Bowl against New England - and many players called attention to it by wearing dog masks when they didn’t have their helmets on. Sports betting legalization outside Nevada was still a few months away when the Philadelphia Eagles went on their 2018 Super Bowl run, but the players on that team were very much aware of the betting lines in their games.
