Veteran safety Brian Dawkins announced his retirement from football on his verified Twitter account on Monday.
"The Lord has blessed me to play in the NFL for 16 years. I would like to thank the Eagles & the Broncos 4 believing In me. I would like 2 thank all my teammates & Coaches that I have been blessed 2 go to battle with. Along with u, the fans 4 helping make my career 1 that i have enjoyed tremendously. In other words. I am announcing my retirement from the NFL. #BBTB," said the post linked from Dawkins' Twitter page (ESPN)."
I always really liked Dawkins, his badass blacked out visor, and the way he just destroyed people. I always felt that the Eagles defense was never the same after he left. It's too bad Dawkins never got a Super Bowl, but he still had a hell off a career.
Dawkins played 16 seasons in the NFL, and made the Pro Bowl 8 times. Dawkins leaves the game with 37 career interceptions and 1,131 tackles, including 26 sacks. He was actually playing pretty well last year, but then had a serious neck injury in December and missed the rest of the season.
It will be interesting to see if Dawkins will make the Hall of Fame. There are only 7 pure safeties that have made it and the last one was Ronnie Lott in 2000. Lott, was a much better player, so it's tough to compare. The other thing that hurts Dawkins is that he isn't the best player for his era at safety, that would have to go to Ed Reed.
I think Dawkins is borderline, but if it was up to me I would put him in.
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