McNabb later indicated that this was not true, and stated that although he believed rookie Kevin Kolb's time would come, he would be an Eagle the next season. McNabb's accomplishments and career rankings include: In September 2012, McNabb joined the NFL Network as an analyst. But as you get older those odds, statistically, decrease. He will officially . Redskins fans have watched Donovan McNabb go from McFabulous to McNasty in about two seconds many times over the course of the season thus far. NFL footage NFL Productions LLC. As a senior, he led Syracuse to a berth in the Orange Bowl . But the good news? [7] As a senior, he led the team to a Chicago Prep Bowl championship. McNabb deserves credit for shouldering a franchise and making it one of the NFL's most consistent teams over a 10-year period, but he might end up being better remembered for failing to win a Super Bowl. Numerous passes this season have been just at the fingertips of Washington receivers all season. If McNabb's inability to understand the two-minute offense was the reason, as he had previously stated, why he benched his quarterback, that is as much Shanahan's fault as anyones. 2 pick in 1999, Andy Reid's first season as coach of the Eagles. [8] He initially leaned toward attending Nebraska, as he relished the idea of being coached by Tom Osborne. McNabb finished the game going 17 of 31 for 295 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. During the game, however, he was 20-of-25 passing, with 255 yards and four touchdowns. Despite having had arguably one of his best seasons statistically in 2009, McNabb began to face criticism and speculation about his future with the Eagles. Donovan Mcnabb: A Great Quarterback, But An Unfinished Legacy. [60] The Eagles also arguably had a starting wide receiver corps among the league's worst over that period. His lone score came in the second half from a meaningless touchdown to DeSean Jackson. The front office did not show much love for their quarterback by letting that story mushroom without much explanation. Owens was not in the lineup during the two playoff victories, and was recovering from a broken ankle. Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. McNabb was named the Big East's offensive player of the decade for the 1990s,[14] and Big East Offensive Player of the Year three times from 1996 to 1998,[12] as well as the first-team all-conference vote earner in each of his four seasons. McNabb was also a walk-on for two seasons for the Syracuse basketball team under head coach Jim Boeheim. However, only McNabb and Daunte Culpepper went on to have successful careers in the NFL; Tim Couch struggled with the Cleveland Browns and officially retired in 2007 after being cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars in a failed comeback bid, while Akili Smith and Cade McNown were out of the NFL by 2002. [78] While Curtis only caught 77 yards, Maclin had 773 yards and four touchdowns in a respectable rookie season, while Desean Jackson had his first 1,000-yard season. McNabb was 3 of 10 for 78 yards and one touchdown to DeSean Jackson, while also leading the NFC team in rushing with four carries for 26 yards. Metcalf spoke to 547 players about social media, finances and meeting etiquette in NFL's first rookie webinar. Only if he can't find a decent home since he could still have something left. The relationship between McNabb and Eagles fans was uneasy from the beginning, when a group of fans clamoring for running back Ricky Williams traveled to New York to boo the selection of McNabb in the 1999 NFL draft. Despite McNabb's repeated denials over the years, legend has it that he threw Donovan McNabb's name is bound to come up when discussing outstanding NFL quarterbacks.He was the 1999 Draft's second overall pick. McNabb has only known one system his entire career. The Eagles defeated the Falcons 206, but were upset at home by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2710 in the NFC championship game. McNabb struggled at times as the Patriots' defense stifled the Eagles running attack, limiting the team to only 45 yards rushing. There has been obvious timing and learning curve issues all season with the Redskins in his first year out of Philadelphia. The interim was a schizophrenic love-hate relationship between fans and the quarterback. Many responses from commentators, football players, coaches, and other public figures were sharply critical of Limbaugh. The Bills, Cardinals, Jaguars and Vikings. [22] A group of Eagles fans known as the "Dirty 30" were sent to the draft by sports radio host Angelo Cataldi and Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell. [90] McNabb was rumored to be a possible addition to the Vikings for the past three years, in part due to his relationship with then-coach Brad Childress, the former Eagles offensive coordinator. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. . He was 26-49 for 357 yards with one touchdown and one interception. During that month, McNabb led the Eagles to a franchise-record 140 points through four games. In the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament national championship game against the University of Kentucky Wildcats, McNabb played against his former high-school teammate Antoine Walker. In his first full season as an NFL starter in 2000, McNabb finished second in the Associated Press MVP voting (24-11) to St. Louis Rams running back Marshall Faulk, who set the NFL record for most touchdowns scored in a season. [138], In April 2014, McNabb served a one-day jail sentence in Maricopa County, Arizona for a 2013 driving under the influence (DUI) conviction. Updated by the minute, our Dallas Cowboys NFL Tracker: News and views and moves inside The Star and around the league . Titans quarterback Will Levis opens up about emotional draft day. Chandler Jones was one of the best talents in the NFL a season ago, but the Cardinals were still one of the worst defenses in the league? [24], McNabb saw his first NFL regular-season action in the second half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 195 home loss on September 19. Having played nearly up to full speed in the preseason games, it was decided that McNabb would return to the field several months short of the full year-long recovery expected of an ACL injury. Brett Favre didn't seem that excited about Aaron Rodgers arrival in 2005. [123], McNabb and his mother Wilma McNabb have done commercials for Campbell's Chunky Soup, which have been parodied on Saturday Night Live. [37][38] His six rushing touchdowns in 2000 were the most by an Eagles quarterback since Randall Cunningham, who also had six in 1988. [citation needed], In late September 2003, McNabb was the subject of very controversial comments made by Rush Limbaugh, who worked as a commentator for ESPN at the time, stating that McNabb was overrated, and that, "I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. These numbers translated to a passer rating of 104.7. Following the injury, McNabb's willingness to run decreased,[citation needed] and his rushing statistics never matched the high standards set in his first four years. New England Patriots. And like Bledsoe (with the Bills), McNabb left town for a division rival, had one surprising victory over their former team, but eventually fell back into mediocrity. He played college football at Syracuse University and was selected second overall in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Eagles, where he spent 11 seasons. Six different head coaches since 2000, acquisitions of overpriced,under producingfree agents like Albert Haynesworth and Jeff George and only two playoff appearances since 2000. That was a pretty big PR nightmare for everyone involved. He was 14 of 15 for 332 yards in the first half. [133][134], McNabb also played basketball at Syracuse University as a reserve guard. ET on Monday. By 2006, only McNabb was still with the team that originally drafted him. McNabb and Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie will hold a news conference at the team's facilities at 10 a.m. If that is the case, why would McNabb want to stay around and help one of those rookies squeeze him out of either the starting job or the backup to Rex Grossman gig? Controversy surrounded the end of the game, as center Hank Fraley claimed that McNabb was seriously ill. I was looking forward to the next opportunity to get out there and try to win the game. McNabb later admitted that he was not aware that an NFL regular-season game could end in a tie, leading to controversy because this could have affected game strategy. Although McNabb posted only pedestrian statistics, the Redskins won 1712. Though low for his standards, McNabb put up respectable numbers in 2005. He was a great scrambler during the early part of his career. "[73] In week 1 of the 2008 NFL season, McNabb threw for 361 yards (the most of any quarterback that week) and three touchdowns, which included a 90-yard toss to Hank Baskett at the end of the second quarter. Donovan Jamal McNabb (born November 25, 1976) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. They already have experience protecting a less than mobile quarterback that is used to playing through frustrating nagging injuries. If they cheer, that would be great. The charity has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for diabetes awareness.[143][144]. But muscle memory of a decade's worth of Pro Bowl playing is going to be hard to break. Only ten quarterbacks placed higher in both categories. [31][32][33] He threw a career-high 390 passing yards and four touchdowns in a 3524 victory at the Cleveland Browns on December 10 en route to his second NFC Offensive Player of the Week award. [67] Mike McMahon replaced him at quarterback, and went 25 as a starter, with the Eagles finishing the season with a 610 record overall. He told The Philadelphia Daily News last week that he "wouldn't care" if he is booed by Eagles fans, who had a love-hate relationship with McNabb when he was with the team. McNabb led the Eagles to five NFC Championship Game appearances and Super Bowl XXXIX, where Philadelphia fell to the New England Patriots. Donovan Jamal McNabb (born November 25, 1976) is an American former football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was the first Eagles rookie to start at quarterback since Brad Goebel, and the first Eagles rookie draft pick to start since John Reaves in 1972. Playing another season, in Washington or anywhere else oustide Philadelphia, will help make that mental image last a little longer. : NOTEBOOK; Record-Setting Faulk Named the M.V.P. Unfortunately for McNabb, while he should be praised for playing an entire game with a broken ankle, he'll probably be thought of more for throwing up in Super Bowl XXXIX. McNabb had injured his groin on the play and was placed on the injured-reserve list later that week. [56][57] He also completed the critical 4th and 26 pass to Freddie Mitchell during the game-tying drive at the end of regulation. Even if McNabb does go somewhere else, that means the quarterback position on the team he is joining is questionable to say the least. The NFL would later place this game at #69 on its list of 100 greatest games in the first 100 years of NFL history. Philadelphia Eagles. Even if you forget about the Jenn Sterger scandal, his season was horrible. ET on Monday. [55] Later analysis published in 2012 by Advanced Football Analytics and the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports determined that the Eagles odds of tying the score under those conditions was a whopping 1 out of 175."[58][59]. [87] The same day, his Redskins suffered a 5928 defeat by his former team, the Eagles, at home on Monday Night Football. Prior to his season-ending injury, McNabb was on pace to throw 4,457 yards, which would have easily eclipsed his career high of 3,875, set in 2004. Without that threat, he is less capable of making plays outside the pocket or getting away from pressure. McNabb was also teammates with future NFL star Marvin Harrison for one season at Syracuse. Through this marriage, McNabb is the uncle of Canadian ice hockey defenceman Darnell Nurse, who was the seventh overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft,[136][137] Kia Nurse, a professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm and the Canada women's national basketball team, and Sarah Nurse, who competed on Team Canada's national women's hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics. Fantasy football rankings for 2023 season, 10 fantasy football breakout players for 2023, Jets bolster OT group by signing veteran Turner, Broncos pick up Jeudy's 5th-year rookie option, Source: Seahawks declining option on LB Brooks, Bills ink vet Murray after passing on RBs in draft, Source: Ravens decline LB Queen's 2024 option, LB Barrett's 2-year-old daughter drowns in pool, Bengals' Ossai recovering from offseason surgery, Deion 'ashamed' after only 1 HBCU player drafted. During the off-season, McNabb signed a new contract with the Eagles worth $115 million over 12 years, with a $20.5 million signing bonus. His number of rushes has declined every season since 2007. Another reliable target for McNabb was the new starting tight end Brent Celek, with whom he connected 76 times for 971 yards and eight touchdowns. Donovan McNabb's career has been fairly similar to that of QB Drew Bledsoe. Six Pro Bowl appearances tie for 5th-most in Eagles history, and are tied for 19th all-time among NFL quarterbacks. McNabb threw three crucial interceptions, two of which were thrown in New England territory, and one of those two was inside the 20-yard line. With NFL+, stay connected throughout the rest of the NFL offseason with special content from Training Camp, Hall of Fame, and more! McNabb's regular season and postseason quarterback wins (107) and win percentage (0.607) both placed 17th among quarterbacks since 1970 (minimum 130 games started). McNabb officially announced his retirement over the summer. "The nine players, including Donovan, that have been retired are all franchise changing, impact players from Steve Van Buren, Reggie, Brian Dawkins and Donovan." McNabb will be inducted into . [39][40] He was named 2000 NFL Player of the Year by CBS Radio and the Terry (Bradshaw) Awards on Fox Sports and was named to the All-Madden team. McNabb broke the club's single-season record for most attempts (569) and completions (330) in 2000, marks previously set by Cunningham (560 and 301, respectively) in 1988. In his 11-year stint with the Eagles, McNabb won 91 regular-season games and nine playoff games. McNabb also rushed 135 times for 438 yards and eight touchdowns. Philadelphia met the Dallas Cowboys in week 16 with the winner becoming the NFC East champions. The wild card rematch with Dallas proved to be just as disastrous, if not worse. The Vikings have the best offensive line of the four on this list but they are getting older just like McNabb. As green fireworks exploded over the stadium, a banner with McNabb's name and number was unveiled. The Eagles offensive line was shaky from time to time but during his entire career, setting aside his rookie season where he only started six games, there has only been one season (2006) that McNabb's completion percentage has been lower. 10y. [16] He spent two years as a reserve on the school's nationally ranked basketball team, including the 1996 squad that lost to Kentucky (a team led by his former high-school teammate Antoine Walker) in the National Championship game. McNabb reached 200 career touchdowns and 30,000 career yards passed in a win against the Washington Redskins on October 26, 2009 with a 45-yard touchdown pass to DeSean Jackson. Donovan McNabb announced his plans Monday to retire an Eagle. Third quarterback since 1970 to lead his team in rushing in a season (2000). Donovan Jamal McNabb (born November 25, 1976) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. Gardner Minshew has a new backup QB. After playing with a sports hernia and sore thumb, McNabb's season was finally over after a disastrous effort at home on November 14 on Monday night against the rival Dallas Cowboys. In his quest to get back on the field, the RB is planning to work out with former teammate Adrian Peterson. He tied a school record with four touchdown passes against Cincinnati, and scored five touchdowns against Miami (three rushing and two passing). In 2010, it was ranked number one by Eagles fans as the "game of the decade". [65] Some reports claim that McNabb had the wind knocked out of him by an earlier hit, while others assert that he was unduly fatigued (McNabb also suffered from a bout of nausea at the conclusion of a 2002 regular-season game played at Alltel Stadium, where Super Bowl XXXIX was contested). "It was awesome. That move seemed to suggest the team was committing to him for at least a few seasons. So, for me, if I get booed, it wouldn't be anything new. [79], McNabb also encouraged the Eagles to sign quarterback Michael Vick to the team as a backup upon his release from prison for his part in a criminal dog fighting operation. Over that span, McNabb posted a passer rating higher than 72 only once, on November 6, at the Washington Redskins. McNabb was drafted in the first round as the second overall pick by the Eagles, behind first pick Tim Couch, in the 1999 NFL Draft. McNabb's 2005 season began in turmoil and ended on the injured reserve list. As the Eagles' starting quarterback from 1999 to 2009, McNabb led the team to eight playoff appearances (including five consecutive from 2000 to 2004), five division titles (including four consecutive from 2001 to 2004), five NFC Championship Games (including four consecutive from 2001 to 2004), and one Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl XXXIX. The Philadelphia Eagles announced Sunday that former quarterback Donovan McNabb will officially retire as a member of the team on Monday. In November, McNabb announced his retirement from professional football due to nerve problems in his leg. 5 in a halftime ceremony that was notable for how upbeat it was. 1, Panthers' Bryce Young is all 'business now', Top picks Christian Gonzalez, Keion White reflect Patriots' ideal identity, Big takeaways from the NFL draft: A historic QB class, the rebuilt AFC South and new GMs thriving, NFL Nation sizes up all 259 draft selections, XFL semifinals: Defenders roll Sea Dragons, set up title showdown with Renegades. McNabb completed 21 of his 26 attempted passes for 381 yards. But it also often means that the team or even the entire organization is bad and they are more than one positional upgrade away from being a competitor. In 2010, he was benched, publicly declared either out of shape or incompetent by his head coach, all while watching his former team ride Michael Vick to the NFC East championship. [12] McNabb amassed 2,892 yards of total offense in his junior season to set a school record. . Donovan McNabb was wearing wings on the side of his helmet from 1999 and during his entire career he played for one head coach, Andy Reid. [44] Including the playoffs, he threw touchdown passes in 15 of 18 games and two-or-more in 12 of those games. Based on his accomplishments and what he meant to the Eagles' success during his tenure, we could make a good argument to have McNabb's number retired. The Giants' defense, led by defensive end Osi Umenyiora, sacked McNabb a record-tying 12 times. I enjoyed being back.". His injury was reported to be a sprained ankle, but X-rays after the game revealed that McNabb had broken his fibula in three places. He won three Pro Bowl rings, as well as one Super Bowl title . He attempted to hook on with a team before last season but again went unsigned. 5 at halftime on Sept. 19, when former Eagles coach and McNabb mentor Andy Reid comes to town with his new team, the Kansas City Chiefs. He retired in 2011 and now works as a media spokesperson. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Four of those passes went for touchdowns (three of them went to Kevin Curtis), all in the first half. Despite his up-and-down season, McNabb helped the Eagles reach the playoffs for the seventh time in his nine seasons as a starter. Both were top two draft picks (McNabb second in 1999, Bledsoe first in 1993) who helped revitalize a struggling franchise, taking them to a Super Bowl appearance. In the press conference following the Eagles' loss to Dallas, and even up to April 1, Andy Reid stated that McNabb would remain the starting quarterback in Philadelphia for the 2010 season. He threw one touchdown and was intercepted twice, with the second interception coming on fourth down in the last minute of the fourth quarter against the visiting Indianapolis Colts. Ben Roethlisberger's agent Ryan Tollner told NFL Newtork's Aditi Kinkhabwala that the Steelers "want Ben back and will contact me soon to address his cap situation.". McNabb, who also played for the Minnesota Vikings in 2011, always will be remembered as an Eagle, and retiring as one completes his NFL circle of life. PhiladelphiaEagles.com. McNabb became only the third African-American quarterback to start in a Super Bowl after Doug Williams in 1987 and Steve McNair in 1999.[64]. In nine games, he threw 2,507 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions. He was the No. There are not many quarterbacks in NFL history that can say they have thrown more touchdowns than interceptions in every season that they have played. [23] McNabb was the second of five quarterbacks selected in the first 12 picks of a quarterback-rich class that was at that point considered the best quarterback draft since the famous class of 1983. Many great ones did not. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. Wherever McNabb plays in 2011, there will be some young player who fans and coaches want to get a look at. [41] He also wiped out a 2114 deficit on December 30, engineering two fourth-quarter scores as the Eagles clinched their first NFC East title in thirteen years with a 2421 win. The Eagles successes from 2000 to 2003 came despite McNabb having only one receiving target who appeared in the Pro Bowl during that time, TE Chad Lewis. As week 3 approached, skeptics had already wondered whether McNabb still had the skill that propelled him to success in the past. McNabb finally amassed the kind of numbers that placed him firmly as one of the elite NFL quarterbacks statistically. If there isn't a good fit out there for McNabb, rather than play for Shanahan, he should consider walking away from the game. [63] This dramatic improvement coincided with a massive upgrading of the Eagles' receiving corps, namely the arrival of Terrell Owens, who caught 77 passes for 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns in only 14 games. It's part of the rules, and we have to go with it. [74] After the game, he stated "I never even knew that was in the rulebook. There is room for improvement."[72]. After starting the game completing his first 14 passes (an NFL record), he led the Eagles to a 47-17 blowout victory. Did Pats make Mac Jones happy? but with Ryan Torrain penciled in as the starting back, there will be questions about the running game in 2011, even with Mike Shanahan's great zone scheme. What else does that mean? Updated by the minute, our Dallas Cowboys NFL Tracker: News and views and moves inside The Star and around the league . Like Bledsoe, who was forced out of New England by Tom Brady, McNabb was forced out of Philly by Kevin Kolb and/or Michael Vick. McNabb passed for an Eagles' record 464 yards and five touchdowns, which all came in the first half. He was also sacked four times. As a result, the Eagles won their first seven games of the season for the first time in franchise history, clinched first place in their division with five weeks still to play in the regular season (becoming only the third team in modern NFL history to do this), and won the NFC East by a record-tying seven-game margin in posting a 133 record, the franchise's best 16-game season ever. [10] As a freshman, he completed the longest touchdown pass in Syracuse's historya 96-yard throw against West Virginia Universityin a game where he accounted for 354 total yards of offense;[11] he was named the Big East Conference's rookie of the year at the end of the season. Nine postseason wins tied for 12th-most among quarterbacks. He played one season in Washington and part of the 2011 season in Minnesota. Clinton Portis could be headed for retirement, Santana Moss will be an 11-year vet next season, and Anthony Armstrong was their second leading receiver.

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