--- title: Eagles Fan Who Ran Into Subway Pole in Viral Video Is Fine description: His aches and pains were soothed by thee Eagles clinching a Super Bowl spot canonical: https://time.com/5114601/eagles-fan-runs-into-pole-interview/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-23T16:59:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:58.962Z og:title: Eagles Fan Who Ran Into a Subway Pole Says He's Doing Well og:description: His aches and pains were soothed by thee Eagles clinching a Super Bowl spot og:url: https://time.com/5114601/eagles-fan-runs-into-pole-interview/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3d5d700b1141603e/6988f9330a4a2257a19d181a/gettyimages-909202792.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5568 og:image:height: 3132 og:image:alt: NFL: JAN 21 NFC Championship Game - Vikings at Eagles og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Eagles Fan Who Ran Into a Subway Pole Says He's Doing Well twitter:description: His aches and pains were soothed by thee Eagles clinching a Super Bowl spot twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3d5d700b1141603e/6988f9330a4a2257a19d181a/gettyimages-909202792.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Enthusiastic Eagles Fan Who Went Viral for Running Into a Pole Says He's Totally Fine by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jan 23, 2018 4:59 PM UTC  PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 21: Philadelphia Eagles fans wave towels during the NFC Championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings on January 21, 2017 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA. Eagles won 38-7.(Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 21: Philadelphia Eagles fans wave towels during the NFC Championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings on January 21, 2017 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA. Eagles won 38-7.(Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire—Icon Sportswire via Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jan 23, 2018 4:59 PM UTC In what may be the quintessential symbol of Philadelphia Eagles fans’ zeal for their team, the fan whose efforts to rally fellow subway passengers for a playoff game ended with him [running face first](http://time.com/5107151/concussion-head-injury-chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy/?iid=sr-link3) into a concrete pole, now says he’s doing fine. The cure for his pain? The Eagles’ 38-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship game Sunday night, sending the team to the Super Bowl for only the third time ever. Jigar Desai had thrown back a few drinks before heading to the football game on Sunday night. He was excited for the Eagles and wanted to get his fellow fans excited, too. To rally support for his team, he ran alongside a subway train filled with Eagles’ supporters urging them to cut loose with a cheer or two for the team. In his overwhelming enthusiasm failed to notice that he was headed straight for a concrete pole. The video of the incident quickly went viral, but Desai seemingly has no regrets. “Yeah, I hit the pole, but the passion is there,” he [told the _Associated Press_](https://www.yahoo.com/news/eagles-fan-slammed-pole-subway-says-hes-ok-232307582.html). “It reflects the passion of the entire city. We are good fans.” Per the _AP_, other good Eagles fans threw [beers at Vikings fans](http://time.com/5112362/eagles-patriots-fans-celebrate-pole/?iid=sr-link2), climbed light poles that the city had preemptively and optimistically greased with Crisco to prevent climbing, and punched a police horse. “I’m not throwing bottles or punching horses,” Desai said. “It was just running into a pole.” The Eagles will face [reigning champions](http://time.com/5099429/nfl-most-super-bowl-wins/?iid=sr-link7) the Patriots in the Super Bowl on Feb. 4. > [](https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/955272879289102336) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5114601/eagles-fan-runs-into-pole-interview/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5114601/eagles-fan-runs-into-pole-interview/"},"headline":"Enthusiastic Eagles Fan Who Went Viral for Running Into a Pole Says He's Totally Fine","datePublished":"2018-01-23T16:59:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:58.962Z","description":"His aches and pains were soothed by thee Eagles clinching a Super Bowl spot","url":"https://time.com/5114601/eagles-fan-runs-into-pole-interview/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Football","Fans","philadelphia eagles","Sports"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3d5d700b1141603e/6988f9330a4a2257a19d181a/gettyimages-909202792.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3d5d700b1141603e/6988f9330a4a2257a19d181a/gettyimages-909202792.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"NFL: JAN 21 NFC Championship Game - Vikings at Eagles","caption":"NFL: JAN 21 NFC Championship Game - Vikings at Eagles","creditText":"Icon Sportswire—Icon Sportswire via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5114601/eagles-fan-runs-into-pole-interview/","name":"Enthusiastic Eagles Fan Who Went Viral for Running Into a Pole Says He's Totally Fine"}}]}] ```