Brian Dawkins
Info & Stats: Former Safety | 8 Time Pro Bowler | 6 Time All Pro Selection
Photos: Storied Career
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Brian on his decision to walk away from the NFL: “Surprisingly, it’s not hard at all.”
Topics: Walking away from the game is not hard right now | At peace with his decision to move on | 16 years | Praying on the decision | Wanted to walk off on his own terms | Could have played another year | Never got the juice to come back | Going into retirement physically intact | Leaving everything on the field | If the Broncos won a championship this year he’d be so happy for them | Trevor Pryce’s piece on his retirement for the New York Times | What retirement will be like | Always having a schedule | Staying in Denver | Philadelphia memories | Being passionate about things | His relationship with the late Jim Johnson | Jim’s belief in him helped mold his career | Thank God for putting Jim in his life | Not being able to replace what he had with playing football | Hall of Fame |
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Brian on Tim Tebow’s play in crunch time against the Miami Dolphins: “He stepped his game up.”
Topics: Win over Miami | 2 sacks Sunday | Milestone with his 25th career sack | Taking pride in playing safety his entire career | Being naïve when he first came into the league | The league today | Not knowing what a legal hit is | You can’t tippy toe in this league | Brain injuries in the NFL | Thinks the league is going to far now | Tim Tebow | Miami game | Tebow letting it fly or tucking it and running towards the end of the game | Tebow stepped his game up in crunch time | Tebow giving everything he has | Detroit on Sunday | There was a reason why Tebow won a lot of games in College | Dabo Swinney | Clemson alum | Thrilled with Dabo |
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Brian on if he thinks they will miss any games this season because of the Lockout: “Personally no I don’t.”
Topics: NFL Lockout | Doesn’t think they will miss any games | Having a new coaching staff hurts them now because players don’t know the systems | The new defensive system will be fast | Brian putting together team workouts | Tuesdays workout | Players needing to get into shape | Only did this for the guys in town its not mandatory | Liability issue of working out | Players being Locked Out | The Fans | Family time | Wanting to lift the lockout to get their bodies ready to go | Want to put a good product on the field | Off-season workouts for most of the players | Off season workouts are not cake walks; they’re a lot of work | Being in the league so long | Take care of your body | Philly | Bernard Hopkins statements on Donovan McNabb | Hopkins comments aren’t even worth a statement from Brian | Dawkins loves McNabb | Concussions | The “Rub Dirt On It” Mentality |
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Topics: 2010 Training Camp | Two a days | Coach McDaniels does a good job of taking care of me | Josh McDaniels | McDaniels knows the game and does a great job of preparing the players for games | People in the locker room respect Josh | Not sure if the great players that are no longer here bought into the system | Leading | Injuries in Training Camp | Elvis Dumervil’s torn pectoral muscle | No one on this defense can be Elvis; so we have to do it collectively | Tim Tebow | Tebow has handled the attention very well; he’s a very hard worker who listens | Thinks Tebow can play QB at a high level someday | Rookies need to learn | I pretty much live in the training room now | I’m still able to get to the ball | Ice tub | How things ended in Philly | I thought I was retiring in Philadelphia | It was very emotional leaving that city and organization |
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Related Shows
Apr 25, 2012 show page with Brian Dawkins
Hour 1 - Ron Artest Gets Seven Games, Could Have Been Worse | Saints Interim Head Coach Joe Vitt Defends Mickey Loomis | Brian Dawkins (NFL) Interview | Reaction To BDawk
Hour 2 - Caller Says Metta Should Be Called Ron 'Arrest' | Charlotte Bobcats Can't Choke Now, Finish This Record | Dana White (UFC) Interview | A Very Short Segment
Hour 3 - The Prizes For The Winning Smackoff Call Are Announced | Panthers Team President Engages With Haters On Twitter | Larry Brown (College Basketball) Interview | Huge Text Contest
Oct 28, 2011 show page with Brian Dawkins
Hour 1 - Game Six In St. Louis, From One Of The Worst Played Games, To One Of The Best Games | AJ Pierzynski (MLB) Interview | Eric LeGrand (College Football) Interview | Reaction To LeGrand Interview
Hour 2 - The Most Memorable Moments Of Game Six | The Phenomenon Of Tebowing | Calls And Emails | Joe Buck Paying Tribute To His Dad With His HR Call
Hour 3 - Mark McGwire (MLB) Interview | Brian Dawkins (NFL) Interview | Lance Berkman (MLB) Interview | The Week That Was
May 13, 2011 show page with Brian Dawkins
Hour 1 - San Jose Showed A Lot In The Game Seven Win Last Night | Updated Lakers Situation | Brian Dawkins (NFL) Interview | A Very Short Interview
Hour 2 - Doc Rivers Reportedly Going Back To The Celtics | Players Saying They Are Enjoying The Lockout | Brandel Chamblee (Golf) Interview | A Very Short Segment
Hour 3 - Dentist Giving His Patients Liquor | Chris Perez (MLB) Interview | The Week That Was In The Jungle | Huge Call Of The Day
Aug 12, 2010 show page with Brian Dawkins
Hour 1 - Gallatin's Run Breaks His Maiden, Rex Ryan Claims He Will Shut Everything Down And Bring The Whole Team Into The Darrelle Revis Negotiations. | Hines Ward Interview | The Impact Of Chipper Jones Being Out For The Year With A Knee Injury | A Very Short Segment
Hour 2 - Mike Mitchell (Horse Racing) Interview | Clone Response To Gallatin's Victory | Brian Dawkins (NFL) Interview | Francisco Rodriguez Beats Up His Father-In-Law
Hour 3 - Bob Baffert Talks Trash On His JRIB Correspondent Piece, And Ends Up Eating His Words | Isiah Thomas Rescinds His Consultant Contract With The New York Knicks | Huge Email Of The Day | Huge Call Of The Day






