PHILADELPHIA — Jay Pross stuffed a couple T-shirts into an envelope, scribbled a handwritten note, and mailed the package two years ago to South Philadelphia after the Eagles hired Nick Sirianni as their head coach. Pross considers his clothing store — Mayfair’s Art History — to be “Philly’s brand” so he’s always sending shirts to the city’s new arrivals.
“It’s like welcoming your neighbor to the neighborhood,” Pross said.
A few months later, Sirianni wore Pross’ design — a black shirt featuring former Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter — to practice and was asked about it by reporters. The coach, who seems to have a closet full of splashy shirts from local designers, said he loves receiving new ones in the mail. Keep sending them, Sirianni said as he looked into the camera.
