What we know about advertisements linking Kamala Harris with the Philadelphia Eagles

The relationship between politics and sport is often one that brings with it all manner of results ranging from the brilliant to the bizarre. Yet, what we don’t often see is falsified representations of how the two sides interact.

Eagles comment on Kamala Harris links

It’s quite likely that residents of Philadelphia would have noticed some rather peculiar advertisements around the city in recent days and even more so if they were Eagles fans. Indeed, in various locations, citizens would have been greeted by an animated depiction of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris seen wearing an Eagles uniform. The ad also claimed that Harris was “the official candidate of the Philadelphia Eagles” while providing a link to philadelphiaeagles.com/vote.

That’s where things get interesting, as the link functions and directs users to a page on the Eagles’ official website, where strangely there is no mention anywhere of Harris being the team’s official candidate. What the site does do, however, is list a number of important dates for voter registration and in-person voting. Where locations are concerned, the ads were seen at several local bus stops and further to that were shared by several fans on social media who openly admitted to being puzzled by the move.

Needless to say, the confusion that the ads have caused has understandably led to an understandable clearing of the air. With that, the Eagles have now released a statement on the situation in an apparent effort to set the record straight, explaining that the franchise was in no way responsible for the ads and as such, was working to remove them. “We are aware counterfeit political ads are being circulated and are working with our advertising partner to have them removed,” said the team’s statement on Monday. At this time it remains unclear who created the ads.