NFL donating underdog shirt proceeds to Philly schools

Wednesday, January 24, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The NFL is now making sure all sales of their Eagles underdog shirts go to charity after the popularity of Lane Johnson's shirts raised more than $100,000 for Philadelphia schools.

The Eagles right tackle printed his own 'Home Dogs Gonna Eat' shirts with proceeds going to The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia.
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After the Eagles won on Sunday, the NFL released its own underdog tees.



The league came under pressure to donate the sales.



"Hey @NFL you should donate the proceeds to charity like we did," Chris Long tweeted.



"So how much $ is going to @fundPHLschools?" Johnson tweeted.
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On Wednesday, the NFL announced all of the proceeds of their shirts will go to Philadelphia schools.

In response, Long tweeted, "The @NFL is generously donating 100% of the proceeds from this underdog shirt to @fundPHLschools! @Eagles fans check them out!!"



The official Twitter account of Ellen DeGeneres tweeted Long, saying, "The kids of Philly thank you and so do I."


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Meanwhile, Johnson's shirts have raised over $100,000 for the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia.


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