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Terrell Owens takes massive shot at Donovan McNabb on Twitter

On the eve of another Super Bowl, Terrell Owens wasn’t about to let go of his longstanding beef with former Philadelphia Eagles teammate and QB Donovan McNabb

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid indicated earlier this week he wanted Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens to bury the beef they had from their playing days with the Philadelphia Eagles.

It doesn’t look like the Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver is going to follow Coach Reid’s game plan.

“Things happen in this business, man, and I’m not a grudge holder, I’ve never been that way,” Reid said on Thursday. “I’ve talked with him. I’m close with Donovan, I’m close with him. My wish would be that those two just bring it back together.”

Owens took to Twitter on Saturday and unloaded major shade toward his former quarterback, McNabb.

The Owens tweet is directed to former fellow Philly wideout Freddy Mitchell and T.O. is referencing his long-spoken belief that McNabb became ill in the huddle near the end of the game … insinuating that imbibing the night before left the former Syracuse star at, um, less than 100%.

Per Phillyvoice.com:

The accusation about drinking is connected to the long-running claim — disputed by McNabb — that he threw up in the huddle during the Eagles’ 24-21 loss to the New England Patriots. Former teammate Lito Sheppard said McNabb did throw up, calling it “subtle,” while SportsRadio 94WIP host and former fullback Jon Ritchie once agreed, “It looked that way.”

“There are teammates who say he threw up in the huddle,” Owens said. “Personally, I didn’t see it. But there are guys, and I know that there are teammates that I talked to recently, that said that they saw him throw up in the huddle. I’ve talked to teammates since then and know for a fact that he was out the night before.”

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Terrell Owens says he knows ‘for a fact’ Donovan McNabb was out drinking before Super Bowl XXXIX

Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens called Donovan McNabb a phony on ‘Untold Stories’ with Master Tesfatsion and said he was drunk during Super Bowl XXXIX

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With the Eagles season winding down and the team officially eliminated from playoff contention, some past drama has resurfaced regarding two legendary figures in Philadelphia.

Back in 2004, the Philadelphia Eagles acquired Terrell Owens to pair with franchise quarterback Donovan McNabb and the initial results were dynamic, as McNabb and Owens led the Eagles to a 13-3 record and appearance in Super Bowl XXXIX.

The Eagles went on to lose to New England 24-21, with Owens carrying the Birds offense on one leg. Fast forward six months later and the relationship between quarterback and wide receiver quickly evaporated.

When previously asked about the top, Owens insinuated that McNabb, the relationship deteriorated after McNabb allegedly became jealous of the wide receiver, and changed his interactions towards him.

“A lot of people speculate as to what happened but I think over the years now, people see that I wasn’t really the problem in Philly,” Owens told Adam Schein on Mad Dog Radio. “People said that Donovan and I had some friction. Maybe he had some friction with me, but I didn’t have any with him.

“From my understanding, he had a problem with the way the city embraced me and not the way they embraced him. I am going by what I’ve heard in the streets.”

During a January 2020 installment of “Untold Stories” with Bleacher Report’s Master Tesfatsion, the six-time Pro Bowler believes the drama between him and Owens “broke up” the Eagles.

“The offseason goes through and then all of a sudden there’s turmoil there and (Owens and the Eagles) are in a conversation going back and forth, and we had to answer those questions instead of focusing on what we need to do in order to get back to where we were,” McNabb said. “I thought that was a major distraction for us … That was something that kind of broke us up.”

Whether it was by design or just coincidence, Tesfatsion landed an interview with Owens almost a year after McNabb, and the intel is outstanding.

Owens, like many players in today’s NFL, had outplayed his contract and wanted a new deal. It appeared that Owens felt some type of way about McNabb not endorsing a new deal for the Hall of Fame wide receiver that took McNabb to new heights in that initial season together.

During his sitdown with ‘Untold Stories’, Owens tells a story of a “hungover” McNabb, puking in the huddle because he was out drinking before the Super Bowl.

“Why would somebody lie, there were teammates that said he threw up in the huddle.”

“I’ve talked to teammates since then, and “know for a fact”, that he was out before Super Bowl XXXIX, drinking before the biggest game, pretty much of all our lives.”

Owens went on to harp on McNabb’s conditioning problems, and how the Eagles star quarterback’s behavior was “irresponsible.”

If what Owen’s said is remotely true, McNabb should probably be in the Hall of Fame himself after the quarterback went 31 of 51, for 357 yards and 3 touchdowns.

The Eagles undoing were McNabb’s 3 interceptions in the contest, while it also should be noted that the usual dual-threat quarterback only carried the ball one time in the contest.

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Jalen Hurts becomes the only rookie QB in Eagles history with 4 total TDs in the same game

Jalen Hurts is the only rookie QB in Eagles history with 4 total TDs in the same game

Jalen Hurts continues to show that moment isn’t too big for him and the Eagles rookie just made history with his fourth-total touchdown against the Cardinals.

Through three quarters, Hurts has gone 16 of 26 passing for 295 total yards, 4 total TDs, and most importantly, 0 INTs.

Per John Gonoude, Hurts also became the first Eagles signal-caller with 3+ passing TDs and 1+ rushing TD in a single game since Nick Foles on 10/13/13 at Tampa Bay.

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Donovan McNabb weighs-in on Carson Wentz’s struggles at QB, his future with the Eagles

Former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb says Carson Wentz is trying to do too much but shouldn’t be benched

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The greatest passer in Eagles history and their current franchise star will always be linked by history, and as Carson Wentz slowly breaks all of Donovan McNabb’s records, the comparisons will only grow stronger.

Wentz is struggling in 2020 and there have been calls for his job amid him leading the league in turnovers and negative passing numbers. During a sitdown with Zach Gelb on CBS Sports Radio, McNabb weighed-in on Wentz’s struggles and whether it’s time for a quarterback change.

“I am concerned, because to me when I watch it seems he’s trying to do too much and he’s trying to put really too much pressure on his shoulders because of the situation around him,” McNabb told Zach Gelb on CBS Sports Radio this week. “If you watched the games, a couple of times holding the football too long. If you’re gonna run and scramble, pick up yards, go. Don’t sit and fade and try to wait for people to get open.

“No. You don’t have the weapons on the outside to create that much time.”

Wentz has had to deal with constant shuffling of personnel on both the offensive line and at wide receivers, causing some of his struggles in the pocket.

McNabb for his part, also believes Wentz is pressing, trying to make all the perfect throws.

“To me, he’s trying to force balls into tight (spaces) and trying to place it in places where he feels his receiver can get it and the DB obviously jumps into the lane,” said McNabb. “I’d like to see him protect the football more, get back to the on-schedule plays, get back to three- and five-step drops and letting the ball go and trusting his receivers.”

McNabb went on to say that he didn’t believe Wentz would be benched and with Jalen Reagor and Dallas Goedert having returned to the lineup, the Eagles could finally be healthy enough to put their signal-caller in a position for better success.

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Eagles QB Carson Wentz is the fastest to 100 passing TDs in franchise history

Eagles QB Carson Wentz is the fastest to 100 passing TDs in franchise history

The Philadelphia Eagles lead the Cincinnati Bengals 13-10 at the half thanks to a Carson Wentz touchdown pass to Greg Ward and that score made team history. Wentz recorded his 100th career touchdown pass and in the process became the quickest to the century mark, beating out Donovan McNabb.

Wentz went passed the century mark during his 59th career NFL game and he now sits in fifth place all-time on the Eagles touchdown list.

Donovan McNabb named the Eagles best player not yet enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Donovan McNabb named the Eagles best player not enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Donovan McNabb is currently the Eagles all-time leading passer and a member of the Philadelphia Eagles ring of honor, meaning he’s in the franchise’s Hall of Fame. The former Syracuse star had a really successful career and had the fortune of playing in four straight NFC title games (five altogether).

The conversation about No. 5’s worthiness for Canton is a conversation that could go on for years, but there’s no doubt that McNabb has the numbers and credentials to someday get enshrined.

CBS Sports recently took a look at all 32 NFL team’s best player not yet enshrined in the Hall of Fame. The No. 2 pick in the 1999 NFL Draft landed the honor for the Eagles.

Philadelphia Eagles – Donovan McNabb, QB
The No. 2 pick in the 1999 draft, McNabb quickly won over the City of Brotherly Love after leading the Eagles to the playoffs in 2000, his first season as a starter. Over the next four years, McNabb would lead Philadelphia to four consecutive NFC Championship Games and an NFC title at the end of the 2004 season. McNabb would lead the Eagles to a fifth NFC title game in 2008 before earning his final Pro Bowl berth as Philadelphia’s quarterback in 2009. Including the playoffs, McNabb posted an impressive 101-56-1 record as the Eagles’ starting quarterback. His 1-5 record in championship games is likely the reason why he has struggled to gain more Hall of Fame momentum.

Besides his impressive overall record, McNabb is the Eagles all-time leader attempts (2,801), Completions (4,746), passing yards (32,873) and touchdowns (216).

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Best to Wear Number Five? Notre Dame Legend Left Off List

Who is the best college football player to ever wear number five? Fox Sports asked but left a Notre Dame legend off their list of answers.

In their Cinco De Mayo celebration Tuesday, Fox Sports was asking who the best player to ever wear number five in college football was.  Some great nominees were on there including Reggie Bush, Christian McCaffrey and LaDanian Tomlinson in recent years.

Notre Dame even had a nomination in the form of Manti Te’o who wore jersey number five for the Fighting Irish between 2009-2012, finishing second in the Heisman Trophy voting his senior year.

Looking at their list, sure, everyone is a rather modern player with both Edgerrin James and Donovan McNabb ending their college careers in 1998 being the oldest players listed.  They don’t however say a word about there being a year or era requirement to decide.

So, isn’t there a certain Heisman Trophy winner from Notre Dame that is missing from this list?

I get that Paul Hornung is considered by many to be among the most-overrated players in the history of the NFL.  When you hear his name plenty immediately argue against his bust being in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

He’s also the only player to ever win a Heisman Trophy despite playing on a losing team, doing so in 1956.  The quarterback ran for all of 420 yards that season while throwing for 917 more with three touchdown passes, good for the second most total yards in the nation that season (1337).

Hornung beat out Johnny Majors of Tennessee and Tom MacDonald of Oklahoma, who actually received more first place votes that season.  However, isn’t it a little strange to have a number five from a school mentioned as the best to wear a number when the same school produced an actual Heisman winner?

Just a thought.

For the record – the correct answer is Reggie Bush, even if USC isn’t currently allowed to claim him.

5 things to know about new Bears WR Trevor Davis

Get to know the Bears’ newest receiver Trevor Davis.

The Chicago Bears added another piece of depth at receiver and a special teams contributor in four-year veteran Trevor Davis, who signed a one-year deal with the team on Wednesday.

While Davis hasn’t been used much in the passing game, he’s served a key special teams role in three years with the Green Bay Packers and his short stints with the Las Vegas Raiders and Miami Dolphins.

Let’s get to know the newest Bears receiver/return specialist:

1. Davis set career-highs against Bears last season with Raiders

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Everyone remembers the Bears-Raiders game in London last season. It’s a game that many Bears fans and players would like to forget. But it’s also a game where new Bears receiver Trevor Davis had a career day. Davis played in nine games for the Raiders in 2019, catching seven passes for 83 yards — including career highs with four receptions for 42 yards in a winning effort over Chicago.

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Michael Vick ‘30 for 30’: Andy Reid explains the role his son played in Vick returning to the NFL

Michael Vick’s ‘30 for 30’ Part 2 set to air at 9 PM ET on Thursday

ESPN’s ’30 for 30′ look at Michael Vick debut to rave reviews last Thursday night. In the first part of the docuseries, Stanley Nelson highlighted Vick’s upbringing in Newport News, Virginia and his path to stardom at Virginia Tech and then with the Atlanta Falcons.

In the second part set to air tonight, Nelson takes a look at the role Donovan McNabb, Andy Reid and Reid’s son, Britt, played in Vick getting his opportunity for redemption.

Vick was released by the Falcons shortly before leaving prison and after his release was signed by the Eagles in 2009 with the help of Donovan McNabb.

Both of Reid’s son’s dealt with various issues during his time with the Eagles and his son Garrett passed away from an accidental drug overdose in 2012 at the age of 29.

Reid’s ability to understand forgiveness and second chances played a huge role in the legendary head coach co-signing Vick while understanding the backlash that would come with bringing a quarterback convicted of dogfighting onto the roster.

McNabb played a huge role, as his willingness to play mentor and big brother to Vick, likely cost him his job with the Eagles.

While a member of the Eagles and able to learn under the tutelage of Andy Reid, Vick has his best passing season as a pro, resurrecting his career and being named to his fourth Pro Bowl in 2010.

The following offseason, the Eagles gave Vick a $100 million deal, and the rest is history.

“Vick,” a two-part “30 for 30” documentary from filmmaker Stanley Nelson is set to air part 2 on February 6.

Andy Reid gets his Super Bowl win as Chiefs defeat the 49ers 31-20

Chiefs defeat 49ers 31-20 for Andy Reid’s first Super Bowl win

Andy Reid entered Super Bowl 54 as the winningest coach without a title but that drought is no longer after the Chiefs stirring come from behind victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

After trailing the 49ers 20-10 early on in the 4th quarter, the Chiefs were able to rally and turn that 10 point deficit into a 31-20 win in Miami.

In the win, Patrick Mahomes became the first quarterback in NFL history to win a Super Bowl and NFL MVP before the age of 25.

Reid became the first coach in NFL history to win his 1st Super Bowl after at least 20 seasons as a head coach.

Mahomes overcame two early turnovers, to go 26 of 42, for 286 yards and two touchdowns. For the 49ers, Jimmy Garoppolo led San Francisco was 20-31, for 219 yards and one touchdown, but had two costly turnovers late.