The rumor came out of nowhere on Super Bowl Sunday and spread like wildfire into Monday morning. It seemed so unbelievable, but after seeing the Eagles sign Michael Vick, trade Donovan McNabb within the division, make Michael Vick their starter and hire offensive line coach Juan Castillo as their new defensive coordinator, anything seemed within the realm of possibility for the Birds.  Still, the story of Jon Gruden replacing Andy Reid as head coach would have topped the list, if it were true.

How it Started

In 2011, it doesn’t take much for someone’s crazy idea to become message board fodder, turn into an “insider” tip to a blogger or media member and take off from there.  That’s how the Gruden to Philadelphia rumor began and, early along the way, former Eagles fullback Kyle Eckel posted it on his Facebook account, saying he had heard a rumor that Andy Reid was stepping aside due to personal reasons and that Gruden would be named the new head coach on Tuesday.

The rumor truly took off when two people viewed by the public as somewhere between bloggers and full-fledged media members took to Twitter and shared what they thought they knew. … [visit site to read more]