Where did Jalen Brunson's Eagles fandom come from?
EssentiallySports reported on February 17, 2024 that Jalen Brunson said "I'm an Eagles fan" in a video posted by the Philadelphia 76ers' X account. NBC Sports Philadelphia had described him years earlier, in December 2020, as an "avid Eagles fan" who grew up in Illinois and spent the 2015 through 2018 seasons at Villanova, where he played on two national championship teams.
His ties to the area are easy to trace. Brunson was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and his family first settled in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, before moving seven times and landing in the Chicago area in 2010. He played his high school career at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, then went to Villanova.
Has Jalen Brunson kept saying it as a Knicks player?
Yes. Sportskeeda reported in August 2024 that Brunson said, "The one thing me and New Yorkers don't have in common is our favorite football team –– but the one thing we do have in common is we both beat him." Heavy reported in July 2026 that he said, "I'm going to write Go Birds on it." Both came while he was playing for the Knicks, whom he joined in 2022 after playing for the Dallas Mavericks from 2018 to 2022.
Questions people ask
What teams does Jalen Brunson root for?
He has said he is a Philadelphia Eagles fan.
What team did Jalen Brunson root for growing up?
He grew up in Illinois after his family moved to the Chicago area in 2010, and NBC Sports Philadelphia described his Eagles fandom in connection with his time at Villanova from 2015 to 2018.
What is Jalen Brunson's favorite NFL team?
It is the Philadelphia Eagles, by his own account in a video posted by the 76ers.