Every week in the course of the 2025 season, we’re going by way of the Eagles media information to search out an attention-grabbing nugget.
The Eagles’ PR workers does a terrific job filling out these little oddities within the media information and so they function a great way to fulfill the gamers behind the helmets.
This week we chatted with backup quarterback Tanner McKee, whose first job was mowing lawns for aged folks in his neighborhood.
Me: Your first job was mowing lawns for aged folks in your neighborhood?
McKee: Yeah!
Me: Inform me how that took place.
McKee: It was truly an older couple that I knew from church. I had a buddy that mowed lawns for them and he was transferring away. And so I used to be simply cleansing the church constructing one time and the man was like, ‘Hey, ya know, you appear to be you might be an excellent employee. Would you ever wish to come make some cash and mow my garden for me?’ I used to be like, ‘That might be superior.’ I feel I used to be like possibly a freshman in highschool or no matter.
Me: Oh okay. Cool.
McKee: And so he had a reasonably large garden so he had his personal lawnmower, driving mower and every thing so I used to be fairly fired up as slightly child.
Me: Oh yeah. Get to make use of a rider?
McKee: Yeah. So it was good instances. Taught me numerous life classes, which was good.
Me: How lengthy did you try this?
McKee: All by way of highschool after which after I left, my little brother took over mowing lawns for him. So it labored out properly.
Me: That’s fairly cool. Did you ever take into consideration attempting to do extra, like different yards, to make more cash?
McKee: Ahh. Not likely. I used to be fairly busy with sports activities and stuff. In highschool, I performed basketball, soccer and volleyball.
Me: Time’s restricted.
McKee: Yeah, however I liked it. I loved it.
Me: Have been they good to you?
McKee: They have been very good. They have been very good. Sadly, they’ve now handed away since then however nice couple, for certain.
Me: You mentioned it taught you some classes. About work ethic?
McKee: Yeah, simply arduous work. Quite a lot of days after observe, you don’t wish to go however you could have a dedication so that you gotta go in any case. And so, yeah, I assumed it was actually good.
Me: Did you ever have a job after that?
McKee: I’m attempting to assume. As soon as NIL began, I coached a couple of youngsters up in school, which was cool. And that was simply an offseason factor. It wasn’t a job. However that was just about all I did.
Me: Thanks, man. I admire it.
McKee: Yeah, certain.
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