Brian Dawkins to give tickets to fired Eagles employee

[DisgruntledTunaFan]

Brian Dawkins to give tickets to fired Eagles employee - Shutdown Corner - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

Last month, Dan Leone was fired from his part-time job with the Philadelphia Eagles after criticizing the team for letting veteran Brian Dawkins leave via free agency. Leone was a seasonal game day employee, which meant he worked during the Eagles' 10 home dates each season. His termination meant he would have been unlikely to attend any of those games in 2009. But now help is coming from an unexpected source.

Dawkins signed with the Denver Broncos, who happen to be playing in Philly this season. Since each visiting player gets two tickets to away games, the 35-year-old defensive back decided to give his allotment for the contest in Philadephia to Leone. Dawkins told the Philadelphia Daily News:

"I thought it'd be a good gesture. Had I not ... signed with Denver, that guy would still have his job. Obviously, he made a decision and out of emotion said something. He was one of probably thousands and thousands of Eagles fans who felt that way. That didn't surprise me, that someone said that on their Facebook. It did surprise me that he was let go, though ... I felt it would be a good thing, to reach out to that individual and just let him know how much I appreciate it.''

Well played, Brian Dawkins. It's becoming clear to see why most people in Philly didn't want to see a class act like Dawkins leave town.

 

[JSn]

Haha, I was thinking of Richard Dawkins when I opened this. THAT would be kinda weird.

 

[maverick4]

I don't know anything about Dawkins except his fame and name, but his personality seems to be very solid and likeable.

 

[denverpatsfan]

Great player. Class act. Wish the Pats had signed him!

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

Great player. Class act. Wish the Pats had signed him!

Solid locker room presence and leader. But to the Eagles, if you hit 30 years old, it's Logan's Run and you're gone. They've done nothing to improve the team this off season and if/when McNabb makes noise about an extension, it's going to come to a head. I would not be shocked to see this as the year that it falls apart here in Philly with 6-10 . They subtracted a lot of leadership without signing anyone of note.

 

[Patriot_in_NY]

Classy move by Dawkins......... Douche bag move by the iggles. Not a good PR move.....

 

[NEGoldenAge]

solid locker room presence and leader. But to the eagles, if you hit 30 years old, it's logan's run and you're gone. They've done nothing to improve the team this off season and if/when mcnabb makes noise about an extension, it's going to come to a head. I would not be shocked to see this as the year that it falls apart here in philly with 6-10 . They subtracted a lot of leadership without signing anyone of note.

there is no sanctuary!

 

[ctpatsfan77]

there is no sanctuary!

Ummm, I think Rodney Harrison, Junior Seau, and Joey Galloway, among others, would disagree.

 

[TripleOption]

I don't know anything about Dawkins except his fame and name, but his personality seems to be very solid and likeable.

I think of him as kind of "Rodney Harrison Lite". Vicious hitter, great locker room guy, all heart and toughness. I would have loved it if the Pats signed him a few years back, but he re-signed with Philly after the Super Bowl.