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Brian Dawkins has retired after 16 years

  • Brian Dawkins retires from football - ESPN

    Veteran safety Brian Dawkins announced his retirement from football on his verified Twitter account on Monday.

    espn.go.com
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    duvalnole

  • Sad day. My favorite player of all-time. Thankfully he will come back and retire as an Eagle and be honored at the Eagles-Giants game this year.

    Hopefully he can get elected to the HOF.

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    shavisimo2 ●

  • shavisimo2 said...

    Sad day. My favorite player of all-time. Thankfully he will come back and retire as an Eagle and be honored at the Eagles-Giants game this year.

    Hopefully he can get elected to the HOF.

    He should be a first ballot depending on who is on the ballot when his time comes.

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    duvalnole

  • HOF career, IMO.

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    MarineMountie ●

  • duvalnole said...

    He should be a first ballot depending on who is on the ballot when his time comes.

    I agree, but safeties always struggle to get in. Obviously Reed and Troy P will get in - I think Dawkins should as well and should be a first ballot type.

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  • duvalnole said...

    Great player, and one of my Dad's very favorite. Should damned sure go to the HOF.

    Keep Calm & Stoops On..

    _Mike_

  • shavisimo2 said...

    I agree, but safeties always struggle to get in. Obviously Reed and Troy P will get in - I think Dawkins should as well and should be a first ballot type.

    Those two will be in a different class

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  • duvalnole said...

    Those two will be in a different class

    I understand, but I don't want HOF voters to look at them and think "To get in at safety you must be absolutely incredible, and he was probably third best in his generation."

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  • Great player

    Respect

    Total badass

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    NoVaNoles ●

  • shavisimo2 said...

    I understand, but I don't want HOF voters to look at them and think "To get in at safety you must be absolutely incredible, and he was probably third best in his generation."

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    duvalnole

  • I really wish we could find a way to convince him to come back to coach at Clemson.

    Gotta be the greatest player we ever put in the NFL.

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  • Clemson said...

    I really wish we could find a way to convince him to come back to coach at Clemson.

    Gotta be the greatest player we ever put in the NFL.

    He is probably the best player to come out of duval county and we have had some pretty good players come from this city.

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  • Clemson said...

    I really wish we could find a way to convince him to come back to coach at Clemson.

    Gotta be the greatest player we ever put in the NFL.

    Yeah but sometimes great players don't make great coaches

    Im sure he will be around the program some and that helps a lot too

    He always seemed like a cool guy to me so when recruits see him say on a visit or something it will make an impression

    Guys like Terrell Buckley for example pretty much locked up Lamarcus Joyner for us and he is just a GA and now went to Akron cause we just don't feel he is ready to coach

    Peter Warrick is another, he was trying to coach so we sent him to his old high school to get used to how it works

    aka.... you ain't ready yet partner, scoring 28 TD's in 3 years is great ( P Dub's record at FSU for total TD's, maybe 31... whatever ) but it doesn't mean you can motivate young men into better men on and off the field, that is a different talent altogether

    But some do have it for sure, either way like I said Dawkins will benefit your program regardless from here on out

    That is the kind of importance a player like that brings a program, he was always on teams I hated ( minus later on with the Broncos ) and I always loved him and his game

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  • duvalnole said...

    He is probably the best player to come out of duval county and we have had some pretty good players come from this city.

    Geez, I forgot he was a Florida dude

    the visor should have gave it away

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  • As an Eagles fan you don't find many players in the league anymore that gave it their all every play. Here is a good montage of him, gives me chills ever time I watch it.

    Also Eagles have an open invite for Dawkins to come back and retire as an Eagle

    This post was edited by Michmania on 4/23/2012 at 4:21 PM

    Brian Dawkins - Weapon X

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    Brian Dawkins - Weapon X

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    http://www.youtube.com/v/qe5B8W8ZyR4

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  • NoVaNoles said...

    Yeah but sometimes great players don't make great coaches

    Im sure he will be around the program some and that helps a lot too

    He always seemed like a cool guy to me so when recruits see him say on a visit or something it will make an impression

    Guys like Terrell Buckley for example pretty much locked up Lamarcus Joyner for us and he is just a GA and now went to Akron cause we just don't feel he is ready to coach

    Peter Warrick is another, he was trying to coach so we sent him to his old high school to get used to how it works

    aka.... you ain't ready yet partner, scoring 28 TD's in 3 years is great ( P Dub's record at FSU for total TD's, maybe 31... whatever ) but it doesn't mean you can motivate young men into better men on and off the field, that is a different talent altogether

    But some do have it for sure, either way like I said Dawkins will benefit your program regardless from here on out

    That is the kind of importance a player like that brings a program, he was always on teams I hated ( minus later on with the Broncos ) and I always loved him and his game

    His intensity level alone would help our program tremendously.

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  • @EaglesInsider What you've all been waiting for: #Eagles will honor @briandawkins in front of fans on September 30, nationally televised game vs. NYG

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  • Clemson said...

    His intensity level alone would help our program tremendously.

    Yeah Im not saying he can't coach, and yeah Im sure he brings lots to the table

    I think he should at least get a GA position and work with the strength staff for starters and see how that works

    If he wants a job

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  • By FAR my favorite player of all time. He should have finished his career with the Birds. Instead we have thrown hot trash for 3 years.

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    Brian Dawkins Tribute (Philadelphia Eagles...

    Highlights of Brian Dawkins through his Philadelphia Eagles career. I Do NOT own any of the content in this video, all rights go to the NFL and the owner of the song. For entertainment purposes only. Music: Enter Sandman- Metallica

    http://www.youtube.com/v/TKVlldGxyxQ
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  • He's probably the last great thumper at safety.

    Goodhell won't allow any more.

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  • eastcoastghost said...

    By FAR my favorite player of all time. He should have finished his career with the Birds. Instead we have thrown hot trash for 3 years.

    lulz, obviously

    Been your avatar for 7 months

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  • NoVaNoles said...

    lulz, obviously

    Been your avatar for 7 months

    Guess it wasnt much of a secret...

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  • NoVaNoles said...

    Geez, I forgot he was a Florida dude

    the visor should have gave it away

    Yeah he played some former Noles, and other solid college players in high school. His High School team Raines was loaded when he played.

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    duvalnole

  • Garnet glasses aside: Straight Ballah.

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    ftlaudcock

  • Dawkins press conference on CSN Philly right now or on the Eagles website. Eagles will retire #20 forever on SNF against the Giants Sept. 30th.

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    shavisimo2 ●

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