New Cowboy Greg Hardy donates $300 to help troll the Eagles
New Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy is trying to endear himself to a new fan base by helping them hate the Philadelphia Eagles.
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A Cowboys fan set up a GoFundMe page to raise money to fly a banner over Eagles practice on Aug. 9 that read “WE GOT THE DIVISION” according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. That was in response to a rumor that Eagles fans planned to fly a banner over Cowboys practice reading “WE GOT DEMARCO,” as in former Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray, who joined Philadelphia this offseason.
And the Cowboys fans got a pretty nice donation after asking Hardy if he wanted to kick in. Hardy’s Twitter handle is said to be @OverlordKraken, though he hasn’t gotten it verified. He gave $300 and posted a picture of the verification.
And according to the page, to thank Hardy they will take his suggestion and the banner will read: “WE STILL DEM BOYZ! #SACKSCOMIN!”
The fans needed $1,350, and more than $2,800 had been donated by Saturday afternoon. The organizers said on the page that the extra funds will be donated to Children’s Medical Center in Plano, Texas.
Hardy won’t be playing in Dallas’ first game against Philadelphia, which is in Week 2. He is suspended the first four games of the season due to a domestic violence incident last year. Hardy has been put off limits to the media by the Cowboys during camp (though he has talked some) so he has to find another way to get in good with the fans of his new team, who surely know all about his past.
Giving a few hundy to troll the Eagles will probably play pretty well in Dallas.
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