Bradley Cooper (right) surprises Eagles fan Declan LeBaron (fourth from right) with Super Bowl tickets.Photo:Today Show/ Youtube
Today Show/ Youtube
Declan LeBaron is going to the Super Bowl — andBradley Cooperhelped make it happen!
It was not the first time that LeBaron and the ardent Eagles supporter have met.
On Sunday, Jan. 26, the boy’s first trip to an Eagles game was documented on social media after Canadian YouTuber Zachery Dereniowski surprised him with tickets to the NFC Championship game between the Eagles and the Washington Commanders.
For two hours before the game, LeBaron and his mom met current and former Eagles stars includingSaquon Barkley,Isaiah Rodgers, LeSean McCoy and Beau Allen, as well as Cooper, who waved and blew him a kiss while walking across the field.
Declan LeBaron and Saquon Barkley at the NFC Championship game.Zachery Dereniowski/Instagram
Zachery Dereniowski/Instagram
On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania native did more than that, gifting LeBaron, his parents and two siblings with tickets to the big game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Feb. 9 in New Orleans.
As Eagles cheerleaders and a band marched in and played “Fly Eagles Fly,” the actor and director emerged from a smoke cloud with giant-sized tickets to the game.
LeBaron, who sufferers from systemic juvenile arthritis and spent much of his life in the hospital, captured the Internet’s collective heart late last month when the video was first posted.
In it, Dereniowski offered him a choice of either $1,000 or a “Mystery Eagle” video. LeBaron chose the latter, which resulted in him getting the tickets.
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But in a twist, the social media do-gooder gave the boy the money too. And in another twist, LeBaron then gifted it to shoppers at the dollar store where the video was being filmed.
OnToday, LeBaron credited his teacher, who recently taught the lesson of “paying it forward.”
“And it also makes me feel good,” he said.
When co-hostSavannah Guthriegushed that Declan is “a pretty incredible little boy,” Cooper agreed.
“The whole family, clearly,” the star responded.
source: people.com
