What's Elvis Presley Doing on an NFL Sideline?

Perhaps the funniest photo from week one of the NFL season is the shot, below, of Elvis Presley — along with one Rocky Balboa — gracing the Philadelphia Eagles sideline during Monday Night Football. It's a goofy photo, but there's actually a perfectly logical explanation for what Elvis the Pelvis is doing there, which we'll get to in a second

First, however, behold the bizarre spectacle:

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Now that you've soaked that in, here's the deal: The Eagles' new coach is Chip Kelly, who brings his high-powered, super-speedy offense with him to Philadelphia from the University of Oregon. But all that on-field explosiveness takes some advanced disguising to work without opposing defenses stealing plays. So, instead of using hand signals or some other means of communication, Kelly and his coaching staff use oversized cards of random people and personalities to signal on-field tactics Read more...