Eagles TE Dallas Goedert and Girlfriend Aria Amuse Fans With Their Halloween Costume; Few Left Worried About Hamstring Injury

It’s the Halloween weekend. That time of the year when most of the NFL stars are at home, dressed up in the most spookiest way possible. Philadelphia Eagles TE Dallas Goedert’s outfit this time around took the spookiness quotient to another level altogether. One that sent shivers down the spine of the entire Eagles fanbase.

Goedert is yet to recover from the hamstring injury he suffered in Week 6. However, the injury wasn’t enough to stop him from lifting his girlfriend, Aria Meyer, as part of their Halloween costume/act.

The couple’s costume involved Goedart wearing a baby satchel with Aria inside the carrier. Carrying an infant in a satchel is easy. Replacing the tiny human with a full-grown adult is a different ball game altogether. All the more tricky when the lifter’s hamstrings aren’t in the best of shape.

So, when the video of Goedert and his girlfriend’s outfit surfaced online, Eagles fans jumped in to express concern about the TE’s recovery.

Damn if I were an @Eagles fan I’d wouldn’t be too happy about it pic.twitter.com/UhJJTuY1wa

— cbak22 (@cbak22) October 31, 2024

So then wtf is he doing if he’s he’s injured.

— Robert Anthony (@RobertAnthony_T) October 31, 2024

Like all things on social media, there were some who presented the opposite stance, urging the fans to not panic. They were confident that an elite athlete like Goedert can handle the weight of his girlfriend, even with an injury.

Let these football players live bro. This doesn’t affect his Hammy

— Juju (@Jujutalksball) October 31, 2024

Are we really criticizing him for carrying around his girlfriend when he has an injured hamstring?

— TheJamesPatrick (@TheJamesPatrick) October 30, 2024

A sizeable portion of netizens also tried to decipher the underlying meaning, if any, or inspiration behind this outfit.

Is Goedert’s Halloween outfit inspired by ‘The Hangover’ movie?

The theories that floated around deciphering the outfit included some which assumed it was Goedert’s way of calling Aria his baby girl. The most widely accepted theory is that the costume is inspired by the movie, The Hangover.

One of the iconic scenes from the first movie of the series sees Zach Galifianakis’s character, Alan, ending up with a baby in a satchel.

pic.twitter.com/bUTWOjIdte

— Tyler (@Tybo828282) October 31, 2024

Goedert seems to be replicating the same torn t-shirt look, wearing shades and sporting a beard much like Alan in the movie. Aria can also be seen rocking a pair of chunky sunglasses, similar to those worn by the baby.

The inspiration is pretty obvious on close inspection.