Philadelphia Eagles: 30 greatest players in franchise history

When he was healthy, wide receiver Mike Quick was as good as it gets. The problem was that his NFL career was marred by injuries early and late in his career. Regardless, his dominance in the 1980s is a huge reason that he cracks the top-15 on this all-time list. Quick first joined the Eagles as a first-round pick in the 1982 NFL Draft out of North Carolina State. He would play all nine professional seasons with Philadelphia.

After playing sparingly as a rookie in 1982, Quick had his breakout season in 1983 as a second-year player. He led the league in receiving yardage with 1,409 on 69 receptions for 13 touchdowns. This would be the first of five straight Pro Bowl nods for Quick and his first of two first team All-Pro selections in his Eagles career.

Quick had three straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons from 1983 to 1985. He came up 61 yards short of making it four in a row in 1986. During the strike-shortened 1987 NFL campaign, Quick amassed 46 catches for 790 yards and 11 touchdowns in 12 games. However, his on-field productivity dropped off significantly in his final three NFL season post-strike.

Quick retired after the 1990 NFL season due to patella tendonitis at age 31. In nine seasons with the Eagles, Quick ended up with 363 catches for 6,464 yards and 61 touchdowns in 101 games. Overall, Quick was good, but not a transcendent player at wide receiver in the 1980s. Injuries cut his career far too short. It’s a shame his career didn’t end the way many Eagles fans wanted. Regardless, he is still a member of the Eagles Hall of Fame.