Usually, Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley are the ones giving out their autographs to fans at Training Camp. It's not every day that they ask for a fan's autograph – but that's what happened after Thursday's practice.
Sam Okyere, a 12-year-old Eagles fan with sickle cell disease, made headlines this week for his Make-A-Wish request. Instead of going to Disney World, LEGOLAND, or hanging out with a celebrity, Sam used his wish to host a carnival for a homeless shelter in West Philly.
Dubbed "Sam's Perfect Day," the carnival benefited Families Forward Philadelphia, a shelter that focuses on keeping families together as Sam wanted to help homeless children.
One of the items on Sam's wish list that he passed on for the carnival was to meet Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley.
"We were really surprised when we had an invitation from (the Eagles) for Training Camp to come and grant his wish," said Sam's father, Akwasi Okyere. "It was awesome because it was one of his wishes that he chose not to do, and actually gave it up just for the homeless."
The whole Okyere family was invited to meet the two players after practice. Sam first met Barkley and had one pressing question.
"Do I like LEGO?" Barkley said while talking to Sam.
The Eagles' running back affirmed that he had just watched The LEGO Movie with his daughter and offered to build something out of LEGO for Sam, but, according to Barkley, "it probably won't be that good."
Sam signed a "Sam's Perfect Day" sticker from the carnival and gave it to Barkley.
"I won't sell this," Barkley promised.