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Eagles' Jason Kelce reprises his Mummers dazzle in Manayunk

The Mummers Mardi Gras Parade is part celebration/part fund-raiser. About $75,000 has been raised since the inaugural parade in 2014.

Eagles center Jason Kelce plays his saxophone with the Avalon String Band during the 5th Annual Mummers Mardi Gras Parade Sunday in Manayunk. Avi Steinhardt / For the Philadelphia Inquirer
Eagles center Jason Kelce plays his saxophone with the Avalon String Band during the 5th Annual Mummers Mardi Gras Parade Sunday in Manayunk. Avi Steinhardt / For the Philadelphia InquirerRead moreAVI STEINHARDT

This time adding a saxophone to his ensemble, Eagles' center Jason Kelce on Sunday again donned the Mummers costume that helped make him a social media sensation during the team's Super Bowl Championship parade earlier this month.

The event: the 5th Annual Mummers Mardi Gras Parade. The venue: Main Street in Manayunk.

A total of 16 string bands entertained crowds that filled sidewalks along the route despite dreary, damp conditions. Kelce marched and played with Avalon String Bands, resplendent in the green-and-magenta sequined outfit from Avalon's 2008 New Year's Day "Ire-Land of Leprechauns" performance that he donned Feb. 8 for the nearly 5-mile victory parade through South Philadelphia and Center City. This time he gave no profanity-laced speeches. His lips were busy on his saxophone's mouthpiece.

The Mardi Gras parade is part celebration/part fund-raiser. The Mummers have raised $75,000 since the inaugural one in 2014.