PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The first Eagles preseason game of the 2025 season kicked off Thursday night, and it was filled with emotions for some fans who got the chance to see the team play in person for the very first time.

"I just really, really wanted to go to a game," said 10-year-old Mason Smith of Fox Chase.

We first met Smith a couple of weeks ago , as he waited outside the Novacare Center hoping to see some of the Eagles players as they arrived for training camp.

He told Action News that day, "Even if they didn't stop, it doesn't really matter because I get a chance to even see them because I've never been to an Eagles game before."

Linda Ohlin, of Schwenksville, saw Smith on Action News and decided she wanted to help get him to a game.

"This little kid has never been to an

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