Donovan McNabb Falls In A Flash
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By DERON SNYDER
The descent has been startling in angle and suddenness, a sharp decline seemingly out of nowhere.
Two years ago, Donovan McNabb was enjoying his 11th season as the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, in the midst of leading his team to yet another first-place finish in the NFC East. Philly advanced to the playoffs for the second consecutive season and the seventh time in McNabb’s tenure.
But the Eagles decided they were set for the future with two younger quarterbacks – Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick – so McNabb was traded to the Washington Redskins in April 2010. That could’ve been the first red flag, the fact that Philly didn’t fear shipping its quarterback to a division rival.
