Legendary player. Philly can be a harsh place for Eagle's players. Even the best got booed and carried disappointment into retirement. Dawkins is one of the few universally beloved players. His talent mixed with intensity and work ethic made him a beast on the field. He also brought all the intangibles you want from a player. He was a true leader, totally dedicated to the game and the team. He gave everything he had on and off the field. The best part? Dallas and Giants fans hated him with a passion. You can count the number of game changing free safeties on you fingers and B. Dawk is one of them. Statistically and taken as a whole, he may be the best to ever play the position. I will always fondly remember his time here. Thank you, Brian Dawkins, for everything you did for us.
He will forever be the shining example of what being a Philadelphia Eagle should be about. An absolute class act. It's a shame the spirit of that defense left when he did, showing just how valuable he was.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS. This man is a role model for so many young athletes who love to play hard and stay positive. Keep it real, Dawkins. Philly expected nothing less than the best, and that's exactly what we got.
My favorite Eagles player ever. Thank you Brian Dawkins for giving us Philadelphia Eagles fans everything you had every "dog gone" play! There is a place reserved for you in the Hall of Fame and it will be a well deserved and earned honor. #20 an Eagle forever!
My favorite athlete of all time and the perfect human being. If only we could aspire to be half the person he was. Thanks for the memories. Eagle 20 Forever!
There's a reason Dawkins got his jersey retired and the others haven't....he won the heart of this city more than ANY of those players.....heck....probably more than any eagle ever with the exception of MAYBE bednarick.....there's a reason my screen name reflects his name....heart...passion....effort....class....and played hard every down of every game.....Lord knows they'll never be another one like him in eagle green in my lifetime....thank you for blessing US...eagle.nation...with your talent
Damn its crazy Brian Dawkins was the rawest player i have ever seen play i grew up watching him just take any body who touched that football OUT its not gonna be the same
i wear number 20 because of 2 people. One is Ed Reed and the other is Brian Dawkins. Dawkins when your five years are up for the Hall of Fame I hope you walk into the Hall your first year eligible. Congrats Brian only good things will be coming to you from here out. Thank you for everything that you have done!
Dawkins is a good man and a man of God. He played with so much heart and passion. i was upset when the Eagles gave him to another team. The Eagles will never find another hype man like him. He gave us his all and what we do? "trade him away". Brian Dawkins is bigger then Donovan mcnabb in my opinion. He loved the game and was well respected by our city.
The camera cant grab all the sound, same thing happened to my videos. But trust me, you could scream at the person next to you and they would not hear you.
Reid didnt have any control of that. The owner and gm are the ones who have the final say on who stays and who leaves. If anything Im sure Reid wanted Dawk to stay
Look at the intangibles Brian brought to the team. You can't put a price on that. To this day, I still cannot believe he was allowed to leave for Denver. If there was ever a guy to "overpay," it was Brian Dawkins. The Eagles are still not right. This debacle is why Ray Lewis not a Dallas Cowboy.
Without him the Eagles turned into a 4-12 bunch of quitters with no heart. I hope someone with at least 1% of the passion B-Dawk played with comes to the Eagles soon.
Maybe, but Reid for the most part didn't have a clue what the D needed. Hell, he made a O-Line coach (Juan Castillo) a doggone D coordinator?!!! What the Hell! Hubris or stupidity, fact is the void left by Dawkins and Jim J. departures was as wide as the Grand friggin' Canyon. Still hasn't been adequately addressed. Love the guy! Greatest all-time Eagle when you include the intangibles. The passion, drive, Wolverine fury. Seems outta place on ESPN, however. Articulates well, but football gods
should not hang with psychophantic mortals at ESPN. Needs to be on an Eagle sideline in some capacity, or coaching and mentoring young people. We'll never forget Brian Dawkins contribution to Eagles football. Canton should skip the 5 year retired rule for admission to it's hallowed Halls.
Legendary player. Philly can be a harsh place for Eagle's players. Even the best got booed and carried disappointment into retirement. Dawkins is one of the few universally beloved players. His talent mixed with intensity and work ethic made him a beast on the field. He also brought all the intangibles you want from a player. He was a true leader, totally dedicated to the game and the team. He gave everything he had on and off the field. The best part? Dallas and Giants fans hated him with a passion. You can count the number of game changing free safeties on you fingers and B. Dawk is one of them. Statistically and taken as a whole, he may be the best to ever play the position. I will always fondly remember his time here. Thank you, Brian Dawkins, for everything you did for us.
If ray Lewis and Brian Dawkins ever played on the same team the way they got their teammates fired up, the defense would be legendary.
Even though I moved to Seattle Brian Dawkins has always been and always will be my favorite player. Eagles fan for life!
damn i miss this guy and the great Jim Johnson RIP
Jim Johnson is a legend - RIP Brother!
one of the finest men to ever play football. God bless you Dawk
Can't get enough of watching highlights of this guy. Amazing
He will forever be the shining example of what being a Philadelphia Eagle should be about. An absolute class act. It's a shame the spirit of that defense left when he did, showing just how valuable he was.
Guy was my childhood hero great character off the field. Framed his jersey as an inspiration
thank you whoever made this video i didnt get a chance to see my uncle give his speech on tv they only showed some of it
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS. This man is a role model for so many young athletes who love to play hard and stay positive. Keep it real, Dawkins. Philly expected nothing less than the best, and that's exactly what we got.
My favorite Eagles player ever. Thank you Brian Dawkins for giving us Philadelphia Eagles fans everything you had every "dog gone" play! There is a place reserved for you in the Hall of Fame and it will be a well deserved and earned honor. #20 an Eagle forever!
Favourite Eagle of all-time... The Wolverine
My favorite athlete of all time and the perfect human being. If only we could aspire to be half the person he was. Thanks for the memories. Eagle 20 Forever!
thanks for posting. 1 of the finest men to ever play in the NFL. dawkins forever!
Thank YOU, B-Dawk. The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.
thank you for posting this great job!! lov ya Dawk
i cried watching this. my favorite nfl player of all time. good luck brian
Not an eagles fan but he's my favorite player and so is ray lewis I got so much respect for dawkins god bless u
I love you Dawk .. I'm an Eagles fan because of this guy hope to c u in Canton real soon
There's a reason Dawkins got his jersey retired and the others haven't....he won the heart of this city more than ANY of those players.....heck....probably more than any eagle ever with the exception of MAYBE bednarick.....there's a reason my screen name reflects his name....heart...passion....effort....class....and played hard every down of every game.....Lord knows they'll never be another one like him in eagle green in my lifetime....thank you for blessing US...eagle.nation...with your talent
Damn its crazy Brian Dawkins was the rawest player i have ever seen play i grew up watching him just take any body who touched that football OUT its not gonna be the same
I became an eagles fan because of that man.. I'm glad hes an Hof cuz he deserved it.. b dog my all time eagle
If we had a team full of people who played with the energy, motivation, and intensity that he did... we would be unbeatable!
i wear number 20 because of 2 people. One is Ed Reed and the other is Brian Dawkins. Dawkins when your five years are up for the Hall of Fame I hope you walk into the Hall your first year eligible. Congrats Brian only good things will be coming to you from here out. Thank you for everything that you have done!
he was so much of an eagle he had the fight song played at his personal ceremony
Very impressive player, strong, intense. I thought that his speech at the game was ok, not great, but his ok is better than other players' great
I love Brian Dawkins he's my idol and always will be and he will always bleed green forever go Eagles
That 04 team shoulda won that bowl for dawk 08 we got so close man it was sad
Weapon X...Wolverine...BDawk...was there anyone better?
Thanks for everything, Brian.
Thank you!!
Man B was one of the best safeties every hands down baby!!! The real true beast!!!
You should be very proud of your Uncle, what a great man
LEGEND - on and off the field!
Dawkins is a good man and a man of God. He played with so much heart and passion. i was upset when the Eagles gave him to another team. The Eagles will never find another hype man like him. He gave us his all and what we do? "trade him away". Brian Dawkins is bigger then Donovan mcnabb in my opinion. He loved the game and was well respected by our city.
I was there that night , and I framed my ticket stub !!
Best day of my life (well besides giving birth to my kids lol) he's my idol and it was awesome being at that game
favorite player of all time
Gave me chills.
When we lost this legend ,
He turned Alge Crumpler into Alge Crumpled.
Howard Finkelstein 😂😂😂
The best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be
I was there, it was awesome.
man i wish we couldve gotten him a ring
I was there was amazing.....love that dude!
I am glad I worked that game
One of the best players to ever put on the green. Enjoy retirement Dawk
Best game I ever went too
I wish they had more film of dawkins punishing cowgirls
That awkward moment when the mural of the guy you're honoring falls.
Once in a lifetime player
I hope they do Mcnabb next year!
I still can't believe Alge Crumpler held on to that ball.
Such a beast. hey anybody know the name of the song at around 9:15?
They should make him defensive coordinator
Hell yeah. Have him as defensive coordinator. Immediate impact I bet. When he left he took all the toughness with him. Cause we are soft on defense
It was like when vince carter left toronto; the team was just never the same again. I the same respect rho, neither o them was the same either
Crowd should have been louder; guess too many fans wanted doggone beers before the cut-off.
Haha Bdawks pic just falls over.
Eagles still feel the loss of dawkins on defense and his leadership
The camera cant grab all the sound, same thing happened to my videos. But trust me, you could scream at the person next to you and they would not hear you.
Much love B-Dawk!!!!
Reid didnt have any control of that. The owner and gm are the ones who have the final say on who stays and who leaves. If anything Im sure Reid wanted Dawk to stay
I wish he got a ring):
the greatest eagle of this generation
Dawkins hit Vick so hard, he joined the team
ahahahahahaha thanks man , you just made my day
Should have a ring. Jim Johnson had a Super Bowl caliber defense for years. Philly is cursed.
Look at the intangibles Brian brought to the team. You can't put a price on that. To this day, I still cannot believe he was allowed to leave for Denver. If there was ever a guy to "overpay," it was Brian Dawkins. The Eagles are still not right. This debacle is why Ray Lewis not a Dallas Cowboy.
He Deserves it!
someone tell me who disliked this, please
probs to the guys who held onto the ball fuark
1 NY fan can't handle it
Ooooh those horrible Giants red jerseys....Dawk owns!
this is so hard to watch....
Without him the Eagles turned into a 4-12 bunch of quitters with no heart. I hope someone with at least 1% of the passion B-Dawk played with comes to the Eagles soon.
Maybe, but Reid for the most part didn't have a clue what the D needed. Hell, he made a O-Line coach (Juan Castillo) a doggone D coordinator?!!! What the Hell! Hubris or stupidity, fact is the void left by Dawkins and Jim J. departures was as wide as the Grand friggin' Canyon. Still hasn't been adequately addressed. Love the guy! Greatest all-time Eagle when you include the intangibles. The passion, drive, Wolverine fury. Seems outta place on ESPN, however. Articulates well, but football gods
OUTFREAKINGSTANDING WEAPON X
ahahahahaha lol
should not hang with psychophantic mortals at ESPN. Needs to be on an Eagle sideline in some capacity, or coaching and mentoring young people. We'll never forget Brian Dawkins contribution to Eagles football. Canton should skip the 5 year retired rule for admission to it's hallowed Halls.
Jerry Jones and Tony Romo must've been here. I See the 2 dislikes! lol BEAST MODE BDAWK! FLY EAGLES FLY!!!!
intro - xx
Brian Dawkins > Ed Reed > Troy Polamalu
Dawkins!!!!!!!!
Imagine if the eagles had him now..