Cowboys’ Jason Peters shows love to Eagles fans ahead of Week 6 matchup

FRISCO, Texas — Jason Peters spent 12 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was named a Professional Bowler 9 instances and received a Tremendous Bowl there. So he understands Eagles followers higher than most.

He’s now on the opposite facet of the NFC East rivalry as a member of the Dallas Cowboys and can make his return to Lincoln Monetary Area on Sunday.

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And he meant this within the nicest manner attainable: “I simply know the Philly followers are f—ing idiots.”

“However they know that. They pleasure themselves on being nasty, vulgar,” Peters mentioned. “They going to cuss at you. They going to throw stuff. They pleasure they self on that, in order that they know that. Philly followers is the wildest followers on the market to me.”

Peters is downplaying his return. He mentioned it might have meant extra if he had performed there final yr after becoming a member of the Chicago Bears. He even trotted out, “it is simply one other sport for me.”

However Philadelphia meant — and means — lots to him.

“I bought my first Tremendous Bowl. I laid lots of bricks there,” Peters mentioned. “Philly, that is my metropolis. Simply to return, it will be nice to beat ’em.”

Peters mentioned he had a number of ex-Eagles teammates textual content him Wednesday. One could have known as whereas he was within the locker room, too.

“They know what I deliver to the desk, and they will be ready for it. Little doubt,” Peters mentioned. “They know what’s coming to them.”

A rib cartilage damage saved Peters out of final week’s win towards the Los Angeles Rams. He had performed a handful of sequence within the earlier two video games at left guard after the Cowboys signed him previous to the regular-season opener. He was restricted in apply on Wednesday however mentioned he will likely be good to go.

And Peters thinks he is aware of what’s going to come from the Eagles followers as he wears the Cowboys’ star.

“Them followers, they so wild. They could go to throwing stuff at me,” he mentioned. “I am not anticipating nothing worse than them throwing stuff at me.”