The Eagles aren’t with her.
The NFL team distanced itself from ads strewn throughout Philadelphia calling Vice President Kamala Harris the “official candidate” of the team.
“We are aware counterfeit political ads are being circulated and are working with our advertising partner to have them removed,” the Eagles’ X account posted on Monday.
The ads, posted on 16th and Spring Garden Streets, 18th Street and JFK Boulevard, and 34th and Walnut Streets, picture Harris in an Eagles helmet and jersey and carrying a football.
A URL at the bottom — belonging to the team’s real website — offers nonpartisan voting information for residents of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Some have posited the artwork is that of Winston Tseng, a street artist who satirizes brands to highlight societal issues, though he has not taken credit for the Eagles posters.
In a statement to NBC10, Intersection Media, which owns the ad space, said it was working to remove the posters.
“We are aware that several of our bus shelters located in Philadelphia have been vandalized and that the paid advertising copy in each of those shelters has been replaced with unauthorized copy,” a spokesperson wrote. “While our bus shelters have locks that typically prevent the installation of unauthorized copy by non-Intersection staff, occasionally people find a way to unlock the ad box and insert unauthorized copy. The unauthorized copy in this case implies an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris by the Philadelphia Eagles.
“We note that the Eagles and Intersection had nothing to do with the creation or posting of this unauthorized copy and Intersection staff will be removing the ads as soon as possible.”
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