The Philadelphia Eagles will sell cardboard cutouts of fans to fill seats in their home stadium because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Eagles will not host any real fans for at least the start of the season, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. Instead, the team will permit fans to buy the cutouts to be placed in the seats for $100.
The news comes nearly a week after the Eagles announced the city and state's decision to keep fans out of Lincoln Financial Field.
"All net proceeds from the sales will benefit the Eagles Autism Foundation, the team's public charity championed by Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie to help raise funds for cutting-edge autism research and care," the team said on its website.
"Eagles fan cutouts will start in the lower end zones and then will spread around the lower seating bowl for the duration of time that Lincoln Financial Field remains closed to fans."
The team's home opener is set for Sept. 20.
Some Major League Baseball teams have been filling their stadiums with cardboard cutouts of fans paid for by baseball lovers.
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