Philadelphia Eagles: 15 best free agent acquisitions of all-time

There was a stretch from 2000 through 2004 where the Eagles were a completely dominant team. They won at least 11 games during that stretch and made the NFC Championship Game four seasons in a row — which spanned from 2001 through 2004. That culminated in them making Super Bowl XXXIX, which was the game that featured the miraculous display of toughness from Terrell Owens.

And speaking of toughness, the Eagles displayed a lot of that starting in 2000 thanks in large part to the tone set on the offensive line by Jon Runyan. The 6-foot-7, 330-pound Runyan was originally a fourth-round pick of the then-Houston Oilers. He traveled with them to Tennessee where they changed their names to the Titans. After four years with the Oilers/Titans, he signed with the Eagles for $30 million over six seasons.

Runyan ended up staying through the 2008 season and never once missed a game for them. The one-time Pro Bowl selection was a fixture at right tackle and proved to be one of their best signings ever.

Following his time with the Eagles, Runyan spent one last year in the NFL, as he signed with the then-San Diego Chargers in 2009. He retired after just five games, as a knee injury ended up being his undoing. Runyan then decided to run for Congress in New Jersey and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 through 2015.

The former offensive linemen now spends some of his time driving for Uber, claiming he sometimes gets bored and wants to keep himself busy. That workman-like attitude is what made him such a success throughout his NFL career.