Brian Dawkins
American football player (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brian Patrick Dawkins Sr. (born October 13, 1973), nicknamed "Weapon X", is an American former football safety who played for 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Eagles in the second round of the 1996 NFL draft. In his last three seasons, he played for the Denver Broncos.
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | (1973-10-13) October 13, 1973 (age 50) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Height: | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | William M. Raines (Jacksonville, Florida) | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Clemson (1992–1995) | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 61 | ||||||||||||||||
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Regarded as one of the greatest safeties of all time, Dawkins was viewed as the leader of the Eagles defense, named to nine Pro Bowls and five All-Pro first-teams during his career. He also made one Super Bowl appearance with the Eagles in XXXIX, which was played in his home city of Jacksonville, Florida. In addition to his playing career, Dawkins served the Eagles as an executive of football operations for player development from 2016 to 2018 and was with the organization when they won Super Bowl LII. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.[1]