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Why the Cowboys are the Eagles' toughest trial truthful acold (0:55)
Domonique Foxworth discusses what Jalen Hurts' show vs. the Cowboys connected Sunday nighttime volition uncover to fans going forward. (0:55)
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Todd ArcherESPN Staff Writer
- Covered NFL since 1997, Cowboys since 2003
- Previously covered Bengals and Dolphins
- Lives successful Dallas country with his woman and 2 children
FRISCO, Texas -- Jason Peters spent 12 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was named a Pro Bowler 9 times and won a Super Bowl there. So helium understands Eagles fans amended than most.
He is present connected the different broadside of the NFC East rivalry arsenic a subordinate of the Dallas Cowboys and volition marque his instrumentality to Lincoln Financial Field connected Sunday.
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And helium meant this successful the nicest mode possible: "I conscionable cognize the Philly fans are f---ing idiots."
"But they cognize that. They pridefulness themselves connected being nasty, vulgar," Peters said. "They going to cuss astatine you. They going to propulsion stuff. They pridefulness they aforesaid connected that, truthful they cognize that. Philly fans is the wildest fans retired determination to me."
Peters is downplaying his return. He said it would person meant much if helium had played determination past twelvemonth aft joining the Chicago Bears. He adjacent trotted out, "it's conscionable different crippled for me."
But Philadelphia meant -- and means -- a batch to him.
"I got my archetypal Super Bowl. I laid a batch of bricks there," Peters said. "Philly, that's my city. Just to spell back, it'll beryllium large to bushed 'em."
Peters said helium had a fewer ex-Eagles teammates substance him Wednesday. One whitethorn person called portion helium was successful the locker room, too.
"They cognize what I bring to the table, and they're going to beryllium prepared for it. No doubt," Peters said. "They cognize what's coming to them."
A rib cartilage wounded kept Peters retired of past week's triumph against the Los Angeles Rams. He had played a fistful of bid successful the erstwhile 2 games astatine near defender aft the Cowboys signed him anterior to the regular-season opener. He was constricted successful signifier connected Wednesday but said helium volition beryllium bully to go.
And Peters thinks helium knows what volition travel from the Eagles fans arsenic helium wears the Cowboys' star.
"Them fans, they truthful wild. They mightiness spell to throwing worldly astatine me," helium said. "I'm not expecting thing worse than them throwing worldly astatine me."
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