Robert De Niro Crashes NFL Tailgate Ahead of Eagles Game to Lobby for Kamala Harris: 'Eagles Tailgate Silver Lining'

Mar. 15, 2025

Robert De Niro and Eagles mascot.Photo:Getty

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Robert De Nirowas spotted in an unlikely place!

NFL shared two photos of De Niro’s surprise appearance at the stadium onX(formerly Twitter), writing, “Robert De Niro showed up at an @Eagles tailgate.”

In the snaps, De Niro can be seen standing among football fans decked out in green and black attire to show their support for their team. Meanwhile, the actor is wearing a black coat over a gray shirt and holding a stack of white papers.

Robert De Niro speaks at the 2024 Tribeca Festival.Rob Kim/Getty

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TheEaglesandSunday Night Football on NBCalso reposted the images on X. The NFL team shared one of the two photos with the caption, “Eagles tailgates remain elite,” while the sports program made a reference to De Niro’s Eagles-loving character in the 2012 romantic comedySilver Linings Playbook.

“Eagles tailgate silver lining: seeing Robert De Niro,” the NBC show quipped in the caption of its post, which included a photo of De Niro at the tailgate along with a snapshot of the actor in Eagles attire in the movie.

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Michael Embrich, former member of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs' Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans, posted that he was campaigning with De Niro at the time. “Honored to join Robert De Niro, Secretary Kerry, and Rep. Mary Gay-Scanlon at the Eagles tailgate! Let’s get out the vote for Kamala Harris!#GoBirds#Vote” he wrote onX.

Robert De Niro speaks to a group of people at an Eagles tailgate on Nov. 3.Michael Embrich/X

Michael Embrich/X

This is not the first time De Niro has showed his support for Harris, 60. In September, he participated in a livestream with fellow actorSteve Buscemito voice their support and help raise funds.

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According toThe Hollywood Reporter, De Niro said he was “optimistic” that Harris and running mateTim Walzwill win the election, but encouraged people to not get complacent.

“I’m very excited, but to me, it ain’t over till it’s over. So we can’t for one second think that we’re ahead of this thing,” De Niro said.

“We just have to be on it all the time until the very end because they’re going to try everything when the election day comes,” he continued. “When will these things be final? What will they question? What will they play games about? We know it’s coming, we see it coming. We have to just be ever vigilant, and it’s not over till it’s over.”

source: people.com