Tag: Donovan McNabb

Every season-opening game for Eagles since 2010

With Philadelphia heading to Detroit to face the Lions on Sunday, we look back at every season opener for the Eagles since 2010.

The Labor Day holiday is here, so it’s officially game week for the Eagles and 31 other teams around the NFL.

Philadelphia will hit the road for a matchup against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field, and it’ll be the second matchup in less than 12 months.

Over the years, the Eagles have had great success in Week One, and a strong start on Sunday could catapult the team to postseason success in late January.

With preparation for the Lions underway, here’s a recap of every season opener since 2010.

Who are the Nebraska recruits that got away?

An impressive list of players that almost attended Nebraska!

Recruiting cycles never end. And Nebraska has had its ups and downs on the trail over the last several years, but what about recruits of Husker past? What about the ones that got away? The big-time players that all most took the field for the Big Red and instead decided to go another way.

We’ve compiled a list of famous players who got away from the Nebraska Cornhusker football program over the years. From NFL greats to MLB all-stars, you’ll see an exciting group. Players, you knew where almost Huskers and even a few you never knew about before today. So strap in and take a scroll and see a list (a partial list anyway) of the big-time recruits who decided to go to a different school for one reason or another. How different would football history be if just one of these names made another choice? This is about to get interesting.

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts breaks Mike Vicks single season franchise record for rushing TDs by QB

#Eagles QB Jalen Hurts breaks Michael Vicks single-season franchise record for rushing TDs by QB

Records are meant to be broken and Jalen Hurts just zipped by Michael Vick (2010) for the franchise record for rushing touchdowns in a season.

After a rough start to Tuesday night, Hurts tied Vick for his franchise-record 9th rushing touchdown of the season.

Early in the second half, Hurts passed Vick for first after scoring his 10 rushing touchdowns of the season.

Hurts joined Cam Newton (2011) & Kyler Murray (2020) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history w/ 700+ rush yds & 9+ rush touchdowns in a season.

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Najee Harris and 7 other NFL players (and 1 coach!) who didn’t know games could end in ties

This isn’t the first time someone didn’t know.

Yes, ties exist in the NFL. But you knew that (I hope you do!).

Thing is, not every NFL player knows that. And it feels like every time there’s a game that ends in a tie, we learn of someone who talks about how they thought regular-season games continued after the end of overtime.

This time around? It’s Najee Harris, the rookie running back sensation for the Pittsburgh Steelers who participated in the team’s 16-16 tie with the Detroit Lions during a terrible slate of games in Week 10.

Let’s run down some of the notable names — including one coach! — who, like Harris, had no idea:

Jalen Hurts talks to GQ about being a black QB in Philadelphia and carrying the torch

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts recently sat down with GQ and he discussed being a black QB in Philadelphia and carrying the torch passed on by McNabb, Randall Cunningham, and Michael Vick

The NFL was a league that once had a dark history of slighting and disrespecting black quarterbacks, but Philadelphia and the Eagles organization has been the gold standard in reversing the trend.

The Eagles made Randall Cunningham the franchise’s first black quarterback.

Drafted 37th overall in the 1985 NFL draft, Cunningham played 11 seasons in Philly before injuries caused him to be benched in favor of another black quarterback, Rodney Peete in 1995.

Cunningham, Peete, Donovan McNabb, and Michael Vick – each led Eagles teams to the playoffs. Vince Young spent a season with the franchise and Jalen Hurts has taken over the reins from Carson Wentz this season as he looks to lock in his spot long-term.

This week, Hurts sat down with Tyler R. Tynes of GQ Magazine, and he was asked about following in the footsteps of those before him and what it means to play in this city.

“I hold that in high value and high regards. I know the history of the position here, especially the dual threats we’ve had: Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb, Randall Cunningham. I just want to carry that torch the right way moving forward. And the best way to do that is to win. Winning is the motive. It’s the ultimatum. We wanna win ball games.”

Hurts went on to talk about the “rich tradition of this city”, making pig’s feet for DeVonta Smith, and much more.

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Which Washington trade was named among NFL’s seven worst since 2000?

Washington has made plenty of bad trades since 2000. Which one was considered one of the seven worst in the NFL by one writer?

Since Daniel Snyder took over as the owner of the Washington Football Team in 1999, the team has made plenty of questionable free-agent signings and trades.

David Kenyon of Bleacher Report recently named the NFL’s seven worst offseason trades since 2000, and one Washington trade stuck out in his eyes.

The Philadelphia Eagles sent longtime quarterback Donovan McNabb to Washington for a second-round pick and a conditional draft pick, which ended up being a fourth-round selection.

Here are Kenyon’s words on the trade:

For the first 11 years of his career, Donovan McNabb helped the Philadelphia Eagles win five NFC East titles and earn eight playoff appearances. Washington hoped McNabb would continue that success even after Michael Vick supplanted him in Philly.

Long story short: That didn’t happen.

Washington sent a second- and third-round pick for McNabb, who posted a 5-8 record in 13 starts. He threw more interceptions (15) than touchdowns (14) during that 2010 season.

The following summer, Washington moved him to the Minnesota Vikings. At least that trade eventually landed running back Alfred Morris, a key contributor for three years.

Kenyon is right. This was a bad trade. Almost anyone who followed Washington at the time realized McNabb was done if a coach as smart as Andy Reid was willing to ship him to a division rival he played twice per season.

That notion turned out to be true, as McNabb was dreadful with Washington. However, is this actually one of the worst trades in the NFL since 2000? I don’t think so.

Other Washington trades were worse, including the monster trade where the WFT sent three first-round picks and a second-round pick to the Rams for the right to select Robert Griffin III. That was a trade that brought immediate gratification and nothing else.

There was the ugly trade in which Washington sent two draft picks away in a three-team trade for running back T.J. Duckett, who gave the Football Team 132 rushing yards in his lone season with Washington.

There was also the desperate move in 2008 in which Washington sent a second-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for defensive end Jason Taylor. Taylor, who was almost 34 at the time, wound up having one of the worst seasons of his NFL career. To make matters worse, Washington gave away a precious second-round pick and also a late-round pick for a player who had virtually no market at that point in his career.

Taylor would play three more seasons and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017. But make no mistake, his one season in Washington was a disaster for all parties — except Miami, which fleeced Washington.

Donavan McNabb on mentoring Jalen Hurts; Eagles talent around second-year QB

Donovan McNabb mentoring Jalen Hurts

Donovan McNabb had nothing but good words for second-year quarterback Jalen Hurts during a sit-down with Rob Maaddi on a recent episode of the AP Pro Football Podcast.

McNabb, a 6× Pro Bowler with a retired jersey (#5) for the Eagles franchise, says he mentored Hurts and “admires” his game and winning ways. The Syracuse star and Philadelphia sports legend just isn’t sure Hurts has enough talent around him to be successful.

“Everywhere he’s been he’s won… I know the work that he put in this offseason and who he worked with so now he just has to build the chemistry with the coaching staff. You have to be able to build chemistry throughout that offense with the rest of the players. Do they have enough pieces around him to be successful is the question.”

Hurts and new head coach Nick Sirianni is said to be on the same page, as both will look to complement each other in their first year together. Sirianni has expressed to the media he would like Hurts to spread the ball around, and the addition of DeVonta Smith should make the process that much easier.

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NFL draft history: Every quarterback ever drafted No. 2 overall

With the Jets expected to join the list, here’s every quarterback ever selected No. 2 overall.

After missing out on the Trevor Lawrence sweepstakes, the Jets still appear in line to take a quarterback at No. 2.

In the history of the NFL draft, 19 quarterbacks have been taken second overall. If the Jets were to select a quarterback at No. 2, that player would become the 20th QB to be selected with the second pick in the draft.

Whether that’s Zach Wilson, Justin Fields or a complete surprise pick remains to be seen. It seems to be a forgone conclusion that Wilson will land in New York, but there’s still over three weeks before that decision has to be made.

As the Jets weigh their options, here’s a look at every quarterback that’s been drafted second overall.

Steelers’ Minkah Fitzpatrick on growing up an Eagles’ fan; Brian Dawkins being ‘his guy’

Steelers star safety Minkah Fitzpatrick says he grew up an Eagles fan, and Donovan McNabb and Brian Dawkins were his favorite players.

Minkah Fitzpatrick won’t be an unrestricted free agent until the 2023 NFL season, but you can definitely book Philadelphia as a potential destination if Pittsburgh doesn’t use the franchise tag on the all-world safety.

During a random Wednesday night Q&A with fans, Fitzpatrick was asked his favorite team growing up and the New Jersey native went with the Philadelphia Eagles over the Jets or Giants.

The Steelers star confirmed that quarterback Donovan McNabb and Hall of Fame safety, Brian Dawkins were his two favorite players.

Fitzpatrick is from Old Bridge, New Jersey, some 65 miles north of Philadelphia and 35 miles south of New York City, making it an almost equal split.

Fitzpatrick has earned Pro Bowl selections in each of the past two NFL seasons and the Steelers will surely pick up his fifth-year option by May 3 and his strong play will earn the safety $4 million extra.

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