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17 former Eagles nominated for 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame class

Brian Westbrook, Donovan McNabb, and Eric Allen are among the 17 former Philadelphia Eagles nominated for the 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame class

The NFL just announced that nine players in their first year of eligibility are among the list of 129 Modern-Era Nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023.

The list of first-time nominees includes running back Chris Johnson, Philadelphia native Jahri Evans, offensive linemen Joe Thomas, defensive lineman Dwight Freeney, linebackers NaVorro Bowman and James Harrison, defensive backs Kam Chancellor and Darrelle Revis, and punter Shane Lechler.

The list of Modern-Era Nominees will be reduced to 25 Semifinalists in November and, from there, to 15 Finalists whose names will be announced in early January.

Here’s the list of 14 former Eagles among the nominees.

Seahawks throw shade at Jeff Garcia by sharing Marcus Trufant pick

That was one of 83 career interceptions Garcia threw.

Every day on Twitter there’s a main character and 99% of the time that’s not a good thing. Yesterday it was former 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia, who shared an idiotic and sexist rant on Instagram about brilliant ESPN NFL analyst and Seahawks fan Mina Kimes. Garcia took a familiar line for critics of Kimes and other women in sports – that because she hasn’t actually played the game itself she’s unqualified to talk about it.

Predictably, Garcia got dunked on the rest of the day – including by some prominent accounts. The Seahawks didn’t come right out and trash Garcia, but they threw some subtle shade by sharing this highlight of him throwing an interception to former Seattle cornerback Marcus Trufant.

That was one of 83 career interceptions thrown by Garcia, who went 58-58 as a starter.

Trufant totaled 21 picks for the Seahawks, who he played 136 games for between 2003-2012. He made the Pro Bowl in 2007 and has never made an ass of himself on social media.

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Jeff Garcia rips into Cam Newton with a tremendously bad take

Good grief.

It’s one thing for an NFL analyst to comment on the way a quarterback plays. Jeff Garcia is an NBC Sports analyst and a retired quarterback — he should have insight into what went wrong for quarterback Cam Newton in the team’s 33-6 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. There was plenty of room for criticism on the field. But Garcia instead tore into Newton for the way he dressed.

“There’s nothing good going your way,” Garcia said Sunday. “Why are you dressing like that to bring more attention to yourself? I’d be asking the equipment manager to sneak me in the sock cart and I’ll show up on the field and do the best that I can. …  This goes back to a couple of years of just watching this guy and seeing him at the podium, but yet what he’s doing on the field does not translate to him being that guy.”

Nonsense.

Newton likes getting dressed up for game day. Is he supposed to change into different clothes after a loss? That’s absurd.

Newton shows up to work looking professional, with beautiful clothes that are, without a doubt, bold. But that’s fashion. That’s style. That’s swag. Most important, that’s free expression. Garcia has no place to tell Newton what to wear and when to wear it. If the quarterback feels most comfortable and most confident in big hats and snakeskin boots, then that’s what he should wear. Athletes can do more than play sports. They can be activists and public speakers. They can be models and fashion icons. They don’t need to win football games to dabble in the world beyond sports.

Newton’s press conference, by the way, was filled with substance and accountability. If Garcia could get past appearances, maybe he could have heard what Newton had to say and respected the way he presented himself: with the utmost professionalism.

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