Brian Dawkins

Earlier this month, the stats experts at Pro Football Focus posted a very interesting statistic involving recently-retired Denver Broncos safety Brian Dawkins. As a 37-year-old in 2011, Dawkins posted 51 tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble in 14 starts.  

The Philadelphia Eagles will retire safety Brian Dawkins No. 20 during Week 4 this year, team owner Jeffrey Lurie said on Saturday. "I don't know if anybody connected to the fans of this city like Brian Dawkins," Lurie said at a news conference. The Eagles ...  

In an emotional ceremony, the Philadelphia Eagles announced Brian Dawkins will be the eighth player in franchise history to have his number retired. Dawkins, a Jacksonville native who played at Raines High School, will have his jersey retired as part of a ceremony during the Eagles’ Sept. 30 game against the N.Y. Giants at Lincoln Financial Field. read more  

COMMENTARY | In a town like Philadelphia that wears its heart on its sleeve and bleeds the four colors of its sports franchises, Brian Dawkins was our adopted son. When we fall in love with you, it's not always easy for us to let go. On the sad day three years ago that B-Dawk left town for the Denver Broncos, having not received a contract offer from the Philadelphia Eagles that wasn't insulting, the town mourned that loss. Dawk was one of us...  

His 26 sacks are third all time among defensive backs. He finished his Eagles career with 34 interceptions, tying Eric Allen and Bill Bradley for the most in franchise history. More significantly, he was the leader of an Eagles defense that ...  

Re: “Class act and a warrior,” April 24 sports story. It pains me to read headlines of this nature, regarding the Broncos’ Brian Dawkins announcing his retirement. There is obviously no question that Mr. Dawkins’ contributions on the football field have no equal. Nevertheless, headlines like these minimize the efforts of true warriors like the [...]  

"I enjoyed my time in Denver ... but I needed to come back," an emotional Dawkins said at the news conference while former Eagles teammates Donovan McNabb and Jeremiah Trotter, among others, sat nearby. Current Eagles quarterback Michael Vick also attended.  

PHILADELPHIA - During their limousine ride to the NovaCare Complex Saturday morning, former Eagles safety Brian Dawkins and his wife, Connie, talked about his upcoming retirement ceremony. The plan was for Dawkins, who spent 13 of his 16 NFL ...  

The Eagles' owner theorized on Saturday that perhaps no Philadelphia Eagle, past or present, connected with the fan base quite like former safety Brian Dawkins ... and Jerome Brown (99). Dawkins was moved to tears often in his retirement ...  

In what figures to be a pressure-filled season for Andy Reid, the team got a good mix of immediate contributors as well as ... great athlete that should thrive in nickel packages. He is a little small but is great in coverage and knows how to tackle.  

It was an amazing night for all Philadelphia sports fans. It was a Phillies game, but there was a lot of Eagles pride inside the ball park Saturday night. Just hours after Brian Dawkins announced his retirement as a Philadelphia Eagle, he was at Citizens ...  

And that's why, during his extraordinary farewell, the hardest thing to watch was Jeff Lurie gush over a hero the owner had coldly and stupidly banished to Denver three years ago. For a couple of million dollars, Dawkins could have spent his ...  

(Sports Network) - One of the earliest memories of Brian Dawkins that comes to mind is when he placed a textbook tackle on Emmitt Smith, driving his shoulder into the midsection of the NFL's all-time leading rusher before lifting him from the turf and onto his back.  

PHILADELPHIA -- With his 31st birthday fast approaching, Eagles cornerback Joselio Hanson has been promised nothing other than a chance to win the job he has held for the better part of the last six years.  

PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Eagles on Monday agreed to terms with quarterback Nick Foles on a four-year contract.