Actor Bradley Cooper Introduces Eagles At Super Bowl

ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA —Before the Philadelphia Eagles took the field on Super Bowl Sunday, they had quite an introduction from one of the team's biggest fans.

Actor Bradley Cooper, an Abington Township native, had a microphone to lead an Eagles chant as he held a Bucks County boy before Quarterback Jalen Hurts and company took the field in Super Bowl LIX before beating the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans on Sunday.

During Fox's national TV coverage, Cooper held 8-year-old Declan LeBaron in his arms, and announced to the nation and to the world, “From the City of Brotherly Love, your 2024 NFC Champions, the E-A-G-L-E-S - Eagles!”

Declan, a student at Kutz Elementary School who is fighting juvenile arthritis and has made repeated trips to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for treatments, gained prominence after he appeared in a video taken by MDMotivator that went viral. MD, who has amassed more than 11 million followers, is known for his surprise giveaways.

In the video, MD is heard asking LeBaron, "Would you rather have $1,000 in cash or a mystery bird?" Without hesitation, LeBaron replies, "Mystery bird ... I just like the Eagles a lot," he explains.

After learning the boy was headed to an Eagles party at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and that he had never been to an Eagles game, MD surprised the young Eagles fan with $1,000 in cash and tickets to see the Eagles play the Washington Commanders for the NFC Championship.

LeBaron is later seen in the video giving away his money to a lot of grateful shoppers at the Dollar Tree store where the video was shot.

The viral video caught the attention of the Eagles and led to an invitation for Declan to appear on NBC’s TODAY Show, where he was surprised with tickets to the Super Bowl by Cooper.

Cooper is a regular at every Eagles game and is usually seated in a suite at Lincoln Financial Field or near Owner Jeffrey Lurie's box.

Patch Staff Writer Jeff Werner contributed to this story.