Brian Dawkins redefined the safety position with unmatched intensity
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Philadelphia is a notoriously tough, obnoxious and controversial sports city; one where it takes a special kind of athlete to earn universal praise from fans — something that is extremely rare. Yet, ask any Philadelphia Eagles fan from damn near any generaBrian Dawkins redefined the safety position with unmatched intensity
Philadelphia is a notoriously tough, obnoxious and controversial sports city; one where it takes a special kind of athlete to earn universal praise from fans — something that is extremely rare. Yet, ask any Philadelphia Eagles fan from damn near any generation who her or his favorite player ever is, and chances are you'll get the same two-word response over and over again: «Brian Dawkins.»This is no accident. For starters, Dawkins presided over the most successful decade in franchise history. From the time he was drafted out of Clemson in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft until his final season in Philadelphia in 2008, the Eagles won the NFC East five times, appeared in five NFC Championship Games and made it to the Super Bowl once with fellow 2018 inductee Terrell Owens in tow. He along with quarterback Donovan McNabb and coach Andy Reid were the headlining constants, yet unlike McNabb and Reid, Dawkins was the one who almost never drew fans' ire. It wasn't only because he was a hard hitter who made big Read more