Alshon Jeffery surprises 2nd grader who wrote supportive letter with classroom visit
Young Abigail Johnson got the thrill of her life on Thursday when Alshon Jeffery, the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver, surprised her entire class at her school in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Thankful Alshon Jeffery came by Abigail’s class to surprise the kids who wrote him letters. #FlyEaglesFly #Eagles 🦅🦅🦅@Eagles @TheWorldof_AJ pic.twitter.com/u2AUjz2g29
— Raymond Johnson (@RaymondJ17) January 17, 2019
Jeffery came to surprise Abigail and her class to thank her for the supportive letter she wrote him last weekend. The Eagles lost their NFC divisional game to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, and it ended badly for Jeffery. In the final minutes, a pass sailed through his hands for an interception, and Jeffery took it hard. Abigail wrote him a letter to make him feel better, and it went viral when her father posted a photo of the letter on Twitter.
Dear @TheWorldof_AJ, our second grade daughter is a huge fan and wrote you a letter in school yesterday. @Eagles #FlyEaglesFly #Eagles 🦅🦅 pic.twitter.com/N3bx7xLlQl
— Raymond Johnson (@RaymondJ17) January 15, 2019
That’s how Jeffery saw the letter, so he decided to visit her in school to show his gratitude for being such a supportive fan. And the students were totally surprised — they let out a movie-quality gasp as soon as he walked through the door.
Only #ActionNews is there as #Eagles WR Alshon Jeffery pays surprise visit to second grade class in West Chester that wrote him touching letters after Sundays playoff loss. Tonight at 6 on @6ABC! @TheWorldof_AJ @JamieApody Here's a preview: pic.twitter.com/KS3ZuCz6OF
— mark meany (@markmeany) January 17, 2019
Bonus points to the kid who immediately asked Jeffery to sign his sweatshirt.
The school (and Jeffery) pulled this off by telling the kids they were trying to FaceTime him, since the entire class had written him letters. The kids were told that FaceTime wasn’t working, but they could just talk to him in person.
MUST WATCH: Alshon Jeffery @TheWorldof_AJ surprises the 2nd graders from West Chester who wrote him letters of encouragement after the @Eagles loss to the Saints. Such a special moment – we told them we were trying to FaceTime him 😂#FlyEaglesFly#Eagles@6abc pic.twitter.com/WYgpPKb6VZ
— Jamie Apody (@JamieApody) January 17, 2019
They even sang “Fly, Eagles, Fly” for him!
Second graders meet Alshon Jeffery @WestChesterASD @SWSelem pic.twitter.com/MKo7IGp75W
— TLFlorio (@TammiL38) January 17, 2019
The kids were extremely grateful that Jeffery stopped by.
Tune in to @6abc tonight at 6:00 for a special surprise from @SWSelem! @Eagles @TheWorldof_AJ @JamieApody #wcasd #flyEaglesfly @MsMorris_ @Rm12withMrsE pic.twitter.com/qk8tlrtZZ0
— West Chester Area SD (@WestChesterASD) January 17, 2019
The school is in the heart of Eagles country, so most of the kids were probably fans for life already. But Jeffery definitely earned himself some personal fans for life with that visit.
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