Eagles and Fanatics Sign Six Make-A-Wish Kids to One-Day Contracts Ahead of Rams Game

The Philadelphia Eagles spent Friday, October 2 doing something that had nothing to do with their 2-1 record or Sunday's matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. Six kids working with the Make-A-Wish Foundation got signed to one-day contracts, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Dylan Hynum, 11; Sam Sweeten, 18; Evan Weiner, 16; Abdul-Sami Amedu, 19; Jemma Kearney, 15; and Dylan Parsons, 16, were the six kids involved, per the Inquirer. Each one signed an official document at the Jefferson Health Training Complex with Eagles general manager Howie Roseman standing by.

Hynum went first. Roseman handed him a one-day contract alongside a custom football card with his photo on it. After Hynum signed, Roseman told him, "See you out there on Sunday. Whatever you need for good luck, bring it," the Inquirer reported.

The day started with a $200 shopping spree at Mitchell & Ness, courtesy of Fanatics, then moved into a full tour of Lincoln Financial Field. The kids also got Dunkin' goodie bags stuffed with bucket hats, glasses, socks, tumblers, koozies, and doughnuts stamped with their own faces, according to the Inquirer's reporting.

After practice wrapped, offensive lineman Jordan Mailata ran a game he calls "claps" with the group: toss the ball to anyone in the circle, but you have to clap before you catch it. Mailata was the last player standing in his own game until defensive tackle Jordan Davis showed up and knocked him out. "He beat me at my own game," Mailata said, per the Inquirer.

The stadium tour included a stop in the press conference room, where Abdul-Sami Amedu recreated quarterback Jalen Hurts' now-famous line, "So that's what y'all wanted to see, huh?" From there the group hit the locker room, where mascot Swoop met them and custom Eagles jerseys with each kid's name on the back were already hanging in lockers waiting for them.

The day ended with the kids walking their own tunnel entrance onto the field, lights and music running just like it does for the real team before kickoff, the Inquirer reported.

ABC News also covered the event, running video of the day under the headline "Inside Eagles and Fanatics' unforgettable experience for Make-A-Wish kids."

The timing lines up with the Eagles' Week 4 home game against the Rams, scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. on Fox 29. Philadelphia sits at 2-1 and atop the NFC East, according to Yahoo Sports' team stats page, which also lists the Eagles 23rd in the league in passing yards per game and 13th in rushing yards per game heading into the matchup.

Make-A-Wish events like this one are standard practice across the NFL. None of the reports indicate whether any of the six kids will attend Sunday's game in person, leaving that detail unconfirmed as of this writing.