Vast receiver, Terrell Owens
Owens had a brief however memorable profession in Philadelphia after coming over from San Francisco in 2004. The 49ers took Owens within the third spherical of the 1996 NFL Draft with the 89th decide total. The tumultuous receiver had 592 catches, 8,572 yards and 81 touchdowns with San Francisco with 4 Professional Bowl appearances and three All-Professional nominations.
Regardless of these numbers and his apparent expertise, Owens typically rubbed individuals the flawed manner. In 2004 the workforce tried to commerce him to Baltimore however in the end despatched him to Philadelphia with the assistance of an arbitrator.
Owens paid fast dividends for the Eagles, catching 77 passes for 1,200 yards earlier than lacking the final two video games with a damaged leg. Remarkably, Owens returned for Tremendous Bowl XXXIX the place he led the workforce with 9 catches for 122 yards in a 24-21 loss to the Patriots.
Feeling he deserved a brand new contract after his Tremendous Bowl efficiency, Owens overtly criticized McNabb and clashed with the teaching workers earlier than being suspended, after which launched after the 2005 season.
Operating again, Ricky Watters
Watters made the Professional Bowl in every of his first 5 seasons after being drafted by San Francisco in 1992. In three years with the 49ers, Watters had 2,840 yards dashing, 1,450 yards receiving and 33 touchdowns. His three scores helped the workforce win Tremendous Bowl XXIX.
The Pennsylvania native joined the Eagles in 1995 and spent the subsequent three years with the workforce. Regardless of 5,112 complete yards and 32 touchdowns with the workforce, Watters is finest remembered for his notorious, “For who, for what?” feedback after short-arming a go from quarterback Randall Cunningham in his first sport as an Eagle.
Operating again, Brian Westbrook
With 5,995 yards and 37 touchdowns, Westbrook stays the Eagles’ third-leading rusher behind LeSean McCoy and Wilbert Montgomery. After breaking the all-time NCAA file with 9,512 all-purpose yards at close by Villanova College, Philadelphia took Westbrook within the third spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Westbrook additionally had 426 catches for 3,790 yards in eight years with the workforce however after an injury-plagued 2009 season, he was launched by Philadelphia and signed by San Francisco in 2010.
Serving because the backup to Frank Gore, Westbrook began simply 5 video games with the 49ers. He completed 2010 with 340 yards dashing, 150 yards receiving and 5 complete touchdowns. That season can be his final earlier than retiring as a Philadelphia Eagle in 2012.
