Brian Dawkins

Brian Dawkins

Brian Dawkins during his tenure with the Eagles.
Denver Broncos
Career information
College:	Clemson
NFL draft:	1996 / round: 2 / pick: 61
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (1996–2008) Denver Broncos (2009–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
7× Pro Bowl selection (1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008) 5× First-Team All-Pro selection (1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006) Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team 20/20 Club
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2008
Tackles: 936 Sacks: 21 INTs: 34

Brian Patrick Dawkins (born October 13, 1973 in Template:City-state) is an American football safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson.

A seven-time Pro Bowl selection, Dawkins is a member of the Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team and 20/20 Club.

College career

A three-year starter at strong safety for Clemson University, Dawkins finished his career with 247 tackles and 11 interceptions. He was a 2nd team All-American selection as a senior when his team-high six interceptions tied him for the conference lead. He was named the first-team strong safety on Clemson's all-centennial team in 1995 and was selected to their Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Dawkins was drafted in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. As a rookie in 1996 he started 13 of the 14 games he played in, recording 75 tackles, a sack, and three interceptions. During his career Dawkins has been elected to seven Pro Bowls in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008. In 2002 in a game versus the Houston Texans he became the first player in NFL history to record a sack, an interception, forced fumble, and touchdown reception in a single game. During the 2008 season he became the tenth member of the 20/20 Club and broke the Eagles record for games played surpassing Harold Carmichael who had 180. After the 2008 season Dawkins became a free agent. He finished his career with the Eagles starting 182 of 183 games, recording 898 tackles, 34 interceptions, and 21 sacks.

Denver Broncos

Dawkins was signed by the Denver Broncos on February 28, 2009. The contract is worth 5 years and $17 million with $7.2 million guaranteed. There is a termination clause after 2 years that says that if he is released after two seasons, he will receive an additional $1.8 million.

Personal life

In early 2007, Dawkins and his wife gave birth to twin daughters, Chonni and Cionni. Both daughters were born two months premature, but are currently healthy. Dawkins, with his wife, Connie, also have two other children, Brian Jr. and Brionni.

After Dawkins signed with the Broncos in 2009, Dan Leone, an Eagles employee who was a gate chief at Lincoln Financial Field was fired by the Eagles after Leone posted messages on his Facebook page expressing his disappointment in the team. Dawkins has announced that he will give his two allotted game tickets for the 2009 Eagles-Broncos game to Leone, saying "I felt it would be a good thing, to reach out to that individual and just let him know how much I appreciate him in my bed."

External links

• Denver Broncos bio
• Philadelphia Eagles bio

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