FORMER TIGER DAWKINS VOTED TO 7TH PRO BOWL

The 2009 NFL Pro Bowl selections have been announced and former Tiger Brian Dawkins, now with the Philadelphia Eagles, will represent the NFC at the safety position. This is Dawkins' seventh Pro Bowl selection over his stellar thirteen year NFL career. Since being drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 1996 draft, Brian has played all thirteen of those years in Philly. He has become an icon among the Eagles fans, which is a feat in itself considering that many players, coaches and media consider them the toughest in the league. This pretty much tells you what you need to know about Dawkins. He is definitely all-in and what you see now is the same thing you saw when you watched him play for Clemson. Even at age 35, he still plays with reckless abandon and has always been known for his fierceness, intensity and competitive spirit. He has also been named one of the NFL's top ten hardest hitters and filled many highlight reels over the years, some of which can be seen in the video on this page. Earlier this week, he broke the Eagles franchise record by playing in his 181st game and can break the franchise career interception record with only one more pick.

During Dawkins' career at Clemson, he led the Tigers with 21 special-teams tackles as a freshman. As a sophomore, he became the starting safety and earned second-team all ACC honors that year and the following year as a junior. During his senior season, Dawkins was named a second-team All American by the AP; made first team all ACC; was named defensive player of the week by Sports Illustrated and finished tied as the 1995 ACC leader in interceptions.