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Philadelphia Eagles best moments of Andy Reid’s era

By Erin Grugan

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 18: Head coach Andy Reid of the Philadelphia Eagles argues a call with an official during the first half of the Eagles loss to the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field on November 18, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 18: Head coach Andy Reid of the Philadelphia Eagles argues a call with an official during the first half of the Eagles loss to the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field on November 18, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA – DECEMBER 5: Donovan McNabb #5 of the Philadelphia Eagles warms up in front of head coach Andy Reid before the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lincoln Financial Field on December 5, 2004, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles defeated the Packers 47-17. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA – DECEMBER 5: Donovan McNabb #5 of the Philadelphia Eagles warms up in front of head coach Andy Reid before the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lincoln Financial Field on December 5, 2004, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles defeated the Packers 47-17. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

Great Eagles of the Reid era

Some of the greatest players in recent Eagles history were selected in drafts led by ‘Big Red’. Let’s take a glance at just a few of them:

Donovan McNabb

Donovan McNabb was selected second overall in the 1999 draft over a very popular Ricky Williams, the Heisman Trophy-winning running back out of the University of Texas. McNabb served an 11 season tenure in the midnight green, smashing all-time franchise records for passing yards (32,872), passing touchdowns (216), as well the franchise record for games won. His jersey number (5) is one of just nine retired numbers by the Eagles in the team’s history.

Brian Westbrook

As a smaller running back who had a past knee injury, Brian Westbrook wasn’t on many radars coming out of Villanova University‘s NCAA Division I-AA football program. However, he was on Reid’s, who drafted Westbrook in the third round of 2002’s draft. Westbrook went on to rush for 5,995 yards and 37 touchdowns for the Eagles and was a critical part of the passing game with 3,790 receiving yards. He found the end zone another 29 times as a receiver.

LeSean McCoy

LeSean McCoy was picked up in the second round of 2009’s selection meeting after his sophomore year at the University of Pittsburgh and was quickly put to work when Westbrook was injured early that season. McCoy broke the Eagles all-time rookie rushing record with 637 yards that season and is still the team’s all-time rushing leader with 6,792 yards across six seasons.

Sure, Reid picked his share of duds, but credit must be given for his drafting of several team legends that took the pitiful Eagles team of the late 90s and turned them into consistent playoff contenders.

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