It’s the holiday season and most everybody is spending time with their families so I guess it was fitting that the Eagles would spend some time playing against family members in their next to last game.
When I jumped on the elevator and headed to the press box and ran into Brian Dawkins’ wife Connie. It was obvious that she was nervous.
We exchanged hugs and greetings and you could see she was trying to keep her emotions under control prior to the game.
For years I had talked to Connie before and after games. She was always opionated and outspoken. She wasn’t as talkative yesterday because of the circumstances. It was unusual for her.
I knew if she was feeling that way I could hardly imagine how her husband was feeling.
Dawk didn’t even come out onto the field before the introductions and it was probably a good decision. He might have gotten too emotional and been unable to play his best football.
When he did come out the Eagles fans greetly him with emotion and he gave it back. Dawkins’ return to Lincoln Financial Field was something special and you could feel it
Dawk was a member of the family and you heard it over and over after the battle.
He played like you expected him to play. Dawk made a nice play when matched up one on one on Westbrook.
He got a shot on tight end Brent Celek after he broke a tackle and was heading down the sideline.
He was headhunting and trying to knock anybody out who came in his area.
During his post game interview, Donovan McNabb said it was like trying to beat your big brother in a game. Sheldon Brown talked about Dawk like he was his big brother, while Dawk talked about being so proud of his little brothers.
Westbrook joked about Dawkins spearing him on a run. That hit by Dawk was probably the hard hit that Westbrook sustained.
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