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Donovan McNabb
Philadelphia Eagles — No. 5
Quarterback
Date of birth: November 25, 1976 (1976-11-25) (age 31)
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 88 m) Weight: 240 lb (110 kg)
National Football League debut
1999 for the Philadelphia Eagles
Career history
College: Syracuse
NFL Draft: 1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
 Teams:
Career highlights and awards
Selected NFL statistics
(through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season)
Stats at NFL.com

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Early years

McNabb grew up in Chicago, Illinois attending Mt. Carmel High School on the town's south side, where he helped Mount Carmel win the 1991 State Championship as a sophomore. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Mount Carmel High School is an all boys Catholic high school in the city of Chicago Illinois. He also led the team to a Chicago Prep Bowl championship as a Senior. McNabb also excelled in basketball and track & field during his high school years.

College career

McNabb was heavily recruited out of high school; however, only two schools offered him a scholarship to play quarterback. These were the University of Nebraska and Syracuse University. McNabb at first was strongly considering going to the University of Nebraska. He enjoyed the idea of being coached by the legendary Tom Osborne. However, McNabb decided not to attend Nebraska mainly because he wanted to prove himself a competent pocket passer. Due to this, and academic factors, McNabb chose to attend Syracuse University.

One of the most decorated athletes in Syracuse University history, he was a four-year starter at quarterback and a reserve on the school's nationally ranked basketball team. On the gridiron he was named the Big East Conference's offensive player of the decade (1990s) and of the year an unprecedented three times from 1996-98, as well as the first-team all-conference vote earner in each of his four seasons. Later, he was named to the Syracuse All-Century Football team.

McNabb started every game during his career, compiling a 33-12 record. As a senior, he pushed the eventually national champion, 1998 Tennessee Volunteers to the limit in a very close game and he led Syracuse to an Orange Bowl berth vs. The 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1998 college football season Florida as he completed 157 of 251 passes (62. 5%) for 2,134 yards. His 22 TD passes tied the school's single season record set by former Eagle Don McPherson (1987). McNabb also rushed 135 times for 438 yards and 8 touchdowns. He ranked sixth in the nation with a 158. 9 passing efficiency rating and 22nd in total offense (233. 8 yards per game). As well, he tied a school record with 4 TD tosses vs. Cincinnati and accounted for 5 TDs vs. Miami (3 rushing and 2 passing). McNabb amassed 2,892 yards in total offense in his junior season to set a school record. As a freshman, he was the Big East rookie of the year and tossed a 96-yard TD pass vs. West Virginia University, the longest in SU history. He redshirted in 1994. Against West Virginia Mountaineers in 1995, McNabb accounted for 354 total yards of offense, and in 1997 and 1998 he threw six TD passes.

Big East records

Syracuse University records

NFL career

1999

McNabb was drafted second overall by the Eagles in the 1999 NFL Draft, a choice which was famously booed by Philadelphia fans present at the draft, most of whom were pushing for their team to draft University of Texas running back Ricky Williams. The 1999 National Football League Draft amateur college selection procedure known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Errick Lynne Williams Jr (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football Running back for the McNabb saw his first NFL regular season action in the second half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 19-5 home loss on September 19. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. He made his first career start at home against Washington on November 14, completing eight of 21 passes for 60 yards in a 35-28 win. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca He also had nine carries for 49 rushing yards and led the team to a pair of successful two-point conversions (1 rush and 1 pass). With the win, he became the first Eagles rookie QB to win his first NFL start since Mike Boryla (December 1, 1974 vs. Michael Jay Boryla (born March 6, 1951 in Long Island New York) was an American football Quarterback in the NFL for the Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Green Bay) and the first Eagle QB to win his first start since Ty Detmer (October 13, 1996 at NYG). Ty Hubert Detmer (born October 30, 1967 in San Marcos Texas) is a former American football Quarterback who starred at Brigham Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

McNabb threw the first TD pass of his career (6 yards to tight end Chad Lewis) vs. The tight end ( TE) is a position in American football on the Offensive team. Chad Wayne Lewis (born October 5, 1971) is an American football Tight end in the NFL who most recently played for the Philadelphia Indianapolis in a 44-17 home loss on November 21. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. McNabb went on to start six of the Eagles' final seven contests (missing the December 19 home game against New England, a 24-9 victory, due to injury) as he became the first Philadelphia Eagles rookie to start in the quarterback position since Brad Goebel on October 13, 1991, and the first Eagles rookie draft pick to start since John Reaves in 1972. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Thomas Johnson "John" Reaves (born March 2, 1950 in Anniston Alabama) is a former professional American football player

2000

In his first full season as a NFL starter in 2000, McNabb finished second in the Associated Press MVP voting (24-11) to St. Louis RB Marshall Faulk, who set the NFL record for most TDs scored in a season. Marshall William Faulk (born February 26, 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former American football Running back, who McNabb made his prime time debut (ESPN) vs. Atlanta at home (October 1) with his first 300-yard passing game in a 38-10 victory and the Eagles' first since Bobby Hoying vs. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Bobby Hoying (born September 20, 1972 in St Henry Ohio) is a former college and professional American football Quarterback Cincinnati at home on November 30, 1997. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar His 55 pass attempts at Pittsburgh, a come-from-behind 26-23 overtime victory (November 12) were a career-high and the fourth-highest total in team history. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after accounting for 90. 7% of the offense in a 23-20 overtime victory at Washington (November 26). Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" His 125 rushing yards were the most by an NFL QB since the Bears Bobby Douglass (127 on December 17, 1972) and was the sixth-best rushing effort by a QB since 1940 when the "T" formation was introduced. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Threw for a career-high 390 passing yards and 4 TDs in a 35-24 victory at Cleveland (December 10) en route to NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V McNabb led the Eagles to their first playoff appearance since 1996, where they defeated the favored Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21-3 before losing to the New York Giants 20-10. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida. The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey.

He was selected as a first alternate to the NFC Pro Bowl squad in 2000 (behind the Minnesota Vikings Daunte Culpepper, San Francisco 49ers Jeff Garcia, and St. Louis Rams Kurt Warner). The National Football Conference ( NFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. Daunte Richard Culpepper (born January 28, 1977 in) is a former American football Quarterback of the National Football League. The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team This article is about the Tampa Bay football player For the comedian/voice actor see Jeff Garcia. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St Kurtis Eugene "Kurt" Warner (born June 22 1971 in Burlington Iowa) is an American football Quarterback When Warner was unable to participate due to injury, McNabb led the NFC on a touchdown scoring drive in his first series. Accounted for 74. 6% of the team's total net yards in 2000. Only Carolina's Steve Beuerlein (75. 3%) and San Francisco's Jeff Garcia (75. 1%) had a higher percentage. His 629 rushing yards in 2000 were tops among NFL QBs and, at the time, the fourth-highest total ever (968 by Bobby Douglass in 1972; 942 by Randall Cunningham in 1990; and 674 by Steve McNair in 1997. Randall W Cunningham (born March 27, 1963 in Santa Barbara California) is a former American football Quarterback. Steve LaTreal McNair (born February 14, 1973) nicknamed Air McNair, is a former American football Quarterback in the National Michael Vick has since eclipsed that total three times). Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26 1980 in Newport News Virginia) is a suspended National Football League (NFL Quarterback under contract His six rushing TDs in 2000 were the most by an Eagles QB since Randall Cunningham also had six in 1988. Broke the club's single season record for most attempts (569) and completions (330) in 2000, marks previously set by Cunningham (560 and 301 respectively) in 1988. Named 2000 NFL Player of the Year by CBS Radio and the Terry (Bradshaw) Awards on Fox Sports and was named to the All-Madden team.

2001

McNabb led the Eagles in fourth-quarter comebacks in two wins vs. the Giants in 2001. At the Meadowlands (October 22), his 18-yard pass to James Thrash with 1:52 remaining gave the Eagles a 10-9 victory. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus At Philadelphia (December 30), wiped out a 21-14 deficit, engineering two fourth-quarter scores as the Eagles clinched the NFC East title with a 24-21 over archrival New York Giants. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. Tied Ron Jaworski and Tommy Thompson for the most postseason wins in franchise history by a QB (3). His 8 career playoff TDs trails only Jaworski (9). Named NFL Offensive Player of the Week after the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Chicago (January 19, 2002). Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Completed 26 of 40 for 262 yards with 2 touchdowns passing and added 37 yards and a TD on the ground. That rushing TD was the final touchdown at the old Soldier Field. Soldier Field (formerly Municipal Grant Park Stadium) is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago Illinois, and is currently home to the NFL Became only the fourth QB in Eagles history to pass for 3,000 yards in consecutive seasons - Sonny Jurgensen (1961-62), Ron Jaworski (1980-81), and Randall Cunningham (1988-90) were the others. McNabb's Eagles advanced to the NFC championship game for the first time since 1980, losing to the heavily favored St. Louis Rams 29-24. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St

He earned his second trip to the Pro Bowl (was originally elected as an alternate) following the 2001 season after combining for 3,715 yards of total offense and establishing career highs in TD passes (25) and QB rating (84. 3). Including playoffs, threw TD passes in 15 of 18 games and 2-or-more in 12 of those games. Named by his teammates as the club's offensive MVP in 2000 and 2001. During the offseason, McNabb signed a new contract with the Eagles worth $115 million over 12 years, with a $20. 5 million signing bonus.

2002-2003

In week 11 of the 2002 season, McNabb suffered a broken ankle. On the third play of the game against the Arizona Cardinals, he was sacked by the Cardinals' Adrian Wilson and LeVar Woods. Adrian Wilson may refer to Adrian Wilson (American football (born 1979 American football player Adrian Wilson (actor (born 1969 He fumbled the ball, fell to the ground, and held his right leg. He went to the locker room to have his ankle taped, but returned for the Eagles' second drive. His injury was reported to be a sprained ankle, but X-rays after the game revealed that it was a broken ankle. During the game, however, McNabb made an impressive show of toughness. In one of the best passing games of his career, he was 20 of 25 passing, with 255 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also threw an interception. McNabb was out for the last six weeks of the regular season, and returned to face the Atlanta Falcons in the playoffs, but he recovered slowly. The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta Georgia. The Eagles defeated the Falcons 20-6, but were beaten by the underdog Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-10 in the NFC championship game. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (often shortened as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa Florida.

In late September of 2003, McNabb was the subject of very controversial comments made by Rush Limbaugh, who worked as a commentator for ESPN at the time, stating that the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback was overrated because the media wanted to see a black quarterback succeed. Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American radio host and conservative Political commentator. The comments came after the Eagles began the season 0-2, losing to defending Super Bowl champion Buccaneers and eventual champion New England, both losses coming in their newly opened stadium, Lincoln Financial Field. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston Lincoln Financial Field, familiarly known as " The Linc " is the home Stadium of the National Football League 's Philadelphia Eagles There has been much discussion about the merit of these comments, which resulted in Limbaugh's resignation from ESPN.

Despite the slow start in the 2003 season, McNabb again led his team to the NFC Championship game - yet his detractors pointed out that in his five years in the NFL, McNabb had yet to complete 60 percent of his passes or average seven yards per attempt over the course of an entire season, two statistical thresholds widely accepted as benchmarks for what constitutes a successful season for a modern-day NFL quarterback. Although the slow start hindered his overall statistics for 2003, Mcnabb had the highest quarterback rating(97. 5)in the NFL for the second half of the season and also completed over 62% of his passes for over eight yards per attempt. With Philadelphia's 14-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers in the 2003 NFC championship game, McNabb became the first NFL quarterback since Danny White of the Dallas Cowboys (1980-1982) to lead a team to three consecutive defeats in conference title games, prompting some observers to conclude that McNabb "chokes" in big games (his cumulative passer rating in the three conference championship games was 50. The Carolina Panthers are a professional football team based in Charlotte North Carolina, representing both North Carolina and South Carolina in the Wilford Daniel "Danny" White (born February 9, 1952 in Mesa Arizona) is an American football coach in the Arena Football The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National In Sports, an individual athlete or more commonly an athletic team collectively is often said to have choked when failing to win a tournament or league championship Passer rating (known as passing efficiency or pass efficiency in NCAA football) is a measure of the performance of Quarterbacks or any other passers 5 - a figure that is approximately 10 points lower than what the worst quarterback in the league earns over the course of a typical year). McNabb was knocked out of the NFC title game after being hit on the ground by Panthers' linebacker Will Witherspoon after he had been tripped up on a broken play. The referees, and later the NFL, deemed the hit legal, although many disagree.

McNabb's defenders, however, point out that Philadelphia had the worst contingent of wide receivers in the NFL throughout McNabb's tenure with the team up to that point, and perhaps in modern professional football history. In 2003, for example, Philadelphia's wide receivers caught only five touchdown passes - tying the record for fewest in a season since the regular-season schedule was lengthened to its present 16 games in 1978 and that, by going the entire months of September and October without having a wide receiver catch a touchdown pass, the 2003 Eagles became the first NFL team since 1945 not to have gotten a touchdown pass from any of its wide receivers in the first two months of a season.

2004

McNabb finally amassed the kind of numbers that placed him firmly as one of the elite NFL quarterbacks statistically. He averaged 8. 26 yards per attempt, completed 64. 0 percent of his passes, threw 31 touchdown passes (he also ran for three more), and only eight interceptions. These numbers translated to a Passer Rating of 104. Passer rating (known as passing efficiency or pass efficiency in NCAA football) is a measure of the performance of Quarterbacks or any other passers 7. Furthermore, he became the first quarterback in league history to throw over 30 touchdowns and less than 10 interceptions in a single season. This dramatic improvement coincided with a massive upgrading of the Eagles' receiving corps, namely the arrival of Terrell Owens, who caught 14 touchdowns. Terrell Eldorado Owens (ˈtɛɹl̩ (born December 7, 1973) is an American football Wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the As a result, the Eagles won their first seven games of the season for the first time in franchise history, clinched first place in their division with five weeks still to play in the regular season (becoming only the third team in modern NFL history to do this) and won the NFC's Eastern Division by a record-tying seven-game margin in posting a 13-3 record, the franchise's best 16-game season ever. In the playoffs, McNabb led the Eagles to their first Super Bowl in almost a quarter century, with victories over the Minnesota Vikings 27-14 in the divisional game and the Atlanta Falcons 27-10 in the NFC Championship Game. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta Georgia. The NFC Championship Game is one of the two Semi-final matches of the National Football League the largest professional American football league in the United Owens was not in the lineup during the two playoff victories, and was recovering from a broken ankle. McNabb became only the third African-American quarterback to start in a Super Bowl after Doug Williams in the 1987 season and Steve McNair in 1999. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Douglas Lee Williams (born August 9, 1955 in Zachary Louisiana) is a former American football Quarterback. Steve LaTreal McNair (born February 14, 1973) nicknamed Air McNair, is a former American football Quarterback in the National

Super Bowl XXXIX

McNabb led his team against a newly-forming dynasty, the New England Patriots, in Super Bowl XXXIX. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played on February 6, 2005, at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville Florida, to decide McNabb struggled at points, throwing three crucial interceptions. Two of these were thrown in New England territory, and one of those two was a rare mistake for McNabb in the red zone. The final interception was a last-gasp hail mary at the end of the game. He was also sacked four times. Controversy surrounds the end of the game, as McNabb was reportedly dehydrated and vomited in the huddle, as stated by former 1st Round pick and Philadelphia Eagle teammate Freddie Mitchell, leading to the inability to call a play and poor clock management by the Philadelphia Eagles on their final drive. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. However, in an interview with NBC, McNabb said he was not sick and did not throw up. He just said he was tired. Some reports claim that McNabb had the wind knocked out of him by an earlier hit while others assert that he was unduly fatigued (interestingly, McNabb also suffered from a bout of nausea at the conclusion of a 2002 regular-season game played at Alltel Stadium, where Super Bowl XXXIX was contested). Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played on February 6, 2005, at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville Florida, to decide Both Coach Andy Reid and McNabb have denied any physical problems which led to the puzzlingly slow pace of play, but they did not address mental problems. Andrew Walter "Andy" Reid (born March 19, 1958) is the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. McNabb finished the game with 30 completions for 357 yards, the third highest total for both categories in Super Bowl history, and 3 touchdowns. The Eagles lost 24-21.

2005

McNabb's 2005 season began with turmoil and ended on injured reserve. Terrell Owens had called out McNabb repeatedly since the Super Bowl XXXIX loss and refused to speak with McNabb. Terrell Eldorado Owens (ˈtɛɹl̩ (born December 7, 1973) is an American football Wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played on February 6, 2005, at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville Florida, to decide Despite not speaking with his main target and all the distractions that came with the Owens controversy, McNabb managed to be named the NFC's Player of the Month for September. The Player of the Month award is a Major League Baseball award named by each league every month of the regular season Perhaps one of the finer months of his career, McNabb threw for 964 yards, eight touchdowns and only two interceptions in three games, leading the Eagles to a 2-1 record. A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. McNabb carried that momentum into October as he went 33 for 48 (68. 8 completion %), threw for 369 yards and three touchdowns en route to leading the Eagles to a memorable come-from-behind victory at an unfriendly Arrowhead Stadium against the Kansas City Chiefs. Arrowhead Stadium is a Stadium located in Kansas City Missouri, and home to the National Football League 's Kansas City Chiefs. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. McNabb could not keep the momentum rolling however as the Eagles lost four straight games. Over that span, McNabb only posted a quarterback rating higher than 72 once Sunday, November 6 at the Washington Redskins. Passer rating (known as passing efficiency or pass efficiency in NCAA football) is a measure of the performance of Quarterbacks or any other passers The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D After playing with a sports hernia and sore thumb, McNabb decided to end his season early after a disastrous effort at home on November 14 on Monday night against the rival Dallas Cowboys. Athletic pubalgia, also called the sportman's hernia or sports hernia, Gilmore's groin or groin disruption, is a medical condition of the The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Though low for his standards McNabb put up respectable numbers in 2005. McNabb may refer to In places: McNabb Illinois, a village in the US People with the surname McNabb: In nine games, he threw for 2,507 yards, 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions. To go along with that, he completed 59. 1% (211-357) of his passes. Prior to his season ending early, McNabb was on pace to throw for 4,457 yards, which would have easily eclipsed his career high of 3,875, set in 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

2006

McNabb and the Eagles began the 2006 season at 5-4 heading into a week 11 game with Tennessee Titans on Sunday November 19. The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. At that point, McNabb had been having an up and down season. His weekly passing ratings ranged from a lofty 113 all the way down to 65. Overall, the team was struggling. During the game, McNabb tore the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his right knee while jumping out of bounds, ending his season, the third time in five years McNabb had gone down with six or more games remaining in the regular season. The anterior cruciate ligament (or ACL) is one of the four major Ligaments of the Knee. [1] Eagles officials stated that his rehabilitation would likely last eight to twelve months, which completely ended his 2006 season and even raised questions as to whether he would be ready to begin playing by the beginning of the 2007 season. In the meantime, backup quarterback Jeff Garcia took McNabb's place as the Eagles' quarterback. This article is about the Tampa Bay football player For the comedian/voice actor see Jeff Garcia. Since McNabb became starting quarterback in 1999, the Eagles are 8-7 without him. A dominant defense in 2002 helped A. J. Feeley and Koy Detmer go a combined 5-1 to finish the season after McNabb broke his ankle against the Arizona Cardinals. Detmer lost a meaningless game during the Eagles Super Bowl season in 2004. In 2005, Mike McMahon went 2-5 when McNabb's season was lost to a sports hernia[2] in Week 10 against the Cowboys. Athletic pubalgia, also called the sportman's hernia or sports hernia, Gilmore's groin or groin disruption, is a medical condition of the In 2006, Jeff Garcia had success, leading the Eagles from 5-5 after the Tennessee game to 10-6 and winners of the NFC East. The Eagles then went on to win their Home Playoff game in the Wild Card round of the playoffs against the New York Giants 23-20 with Jeff Garcia under center. However, in the following divisional round they were beaten by the New Orleans Saints in the Superdome 27-24.

2007

Having played nearly up to full speed in the preseason games, it was decided that McNabb would return to the field several months short of the full year-long recovery expected of an ACL injury. In the season opener at Green Bay, the Eagles and McNabb suffered a 16-13 loss. Green Bay is a city in and the County seat of Brown County in the U McNabb had his share of problems, completing less than half of his passes for 184 yards and one touchdown. The Eagles lost their first home game of the season to the rival Washington Redskins, 20-12, though his numbers improved. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D As week three approached, skeptics had already wondered whether McNabb still had his skill that propelled him to success in the past. The Eagles defeated the Detroit Lions in a 56-21 win. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. McNabb completed 21 out of his 26 attempted passes for 381 yards. Four of those passes went for touchdowns (3 of them went to Kevin Curtis). Kevin Deevon Curtis (born July 17 1978 in Murray Utah) is an American football Wide receiver in the National Football League. His brilliant performance against the Lions was highlighted by his first perfect (158. 3) Quarterback Rating. However, week 4 did not prove to be as good as the Eagles thought it would be. The Eagles endured yet another loss, this time to the New York Giants. The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. The Giants' defense, led by defensive end Osi Umenyiora, sacked McNabb a record-tying 12 times. Defensive end ( DE) is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football. Ositadinma "Osi" Umenyiora (OH-see oo-men-YUR-ah (born November 16, 1981 in Golders Green, London, England) is an McNabb completed 15 out of 31 attempted passes for 138 yards and no touchdowns. In week 6 game against the Jets, McNabb completed 22 out of 36 attempted passes for 278 yards total. McNabb also had a touchdown pass to Curtis, plus one interception. With the help of placekicker David Akers, the Eagles went on to win, 16-9. Placekicker, or simply kicker ( PK or K) is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the David Roy Akers (AY-kers (born December 9 1974 in Lexington Kentucky) is an American football Placekicker who currently plays for the Philadelphia McNabb had stated before the Dallas Cowboys game that the NFC East title went through Philadelphia, so Dallas responded with a 38-17 win on primetime Sunday Night Football. Against the Redskins, McNabb completed a high percentage of passes and ended with a QB rating of 138. 5 in a tough win. In the week 11 game against the Miami Dolphins, McNabb sprained his ankle and injured his right (throwing side) thumb. As a result McNabb had been ruled out for the game against the New England Patriots, replaced by AJ Feeley, who although gave a valiant effort through two games, came up short. Feeley threw 7 interceptions in 2 games (4 coming in the opening and closing drives of both games). During game 14 news reporter Pam Oliver reported during the game that McNabb indicated that he didn't expect to be back in Philadelphia for the 2008 season. Pamela Donielle Oliver (born March 10, 1961 in Dallas Texas) is an American television sports reporter known for reporting on the sideline of McNabb later indicated that this was not true . [3]

NFL year by year statistics

Year Games Games Started Attempts Completions Completion % Yards Yards/Attempt Touchdowns Interceptions Rating
1999 12 6 216 106 49. 1 948 4. 39 8 7 60. 1
2000 16 16 569 330 58. 0 3365 5. 91 21 13 77. 8
2001 16 16 493 285 57. 8 3233 6. 56 25 12 84. 3
2002 10 10 361 211 58. 4 2289 6. 34 17 6 86. 0
2003 16 16 478 275 57. 5 3216 6. 73 16 11 79. 6
2004 15 15 469 300 64. 0 3875 8. 26 31 8 104. 7
2005 9 9 357 211 59. 1 2507 7. 00 16 9 85. 0
2006 10 10 316 180 57. 0 2647 8. 36 18 6 95. 5
2007 14 14 473 291 61. 5 3324 7. 00 19 7 89. 9
Totals 118 112 3732 2189 58. 7 25404 6. 80 171 79 85. 8
Playoffs 12 12 419 249 59. 4 2630 6. 26 18 12 80. 1

Rushing Totals

McNabb has a winning record in postseason games at 7-5.

McNabb holds the record for most consecutive pass attempts completed with 24 against the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers in 2004 over two games. Mark Brunell and David Carr hold the record for most consecutive completed passes in a single game with 22. Mark Allen Brunell (born September 17, 1970 in Santa Maria, California) is an American football Quarterback for the David Carr (born July 21, 1979 in) is an American football Quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League McNabb also completed 25 consecutive passes against the San Diego Chargers in 2005, but this record is not counted by the NFL as it included a spiking of the ball to stop the clock at the end of the half. The 2005 game was also noteworthy for Coach Reid calling for McNabb to have 25 pass attempts in a row, without interruption by a running play.

McNabb is the second least intercepted quarterback per pass attempt in NFL history, behind only Neil O'Donnell, formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Neil Kennedy O'Donnell (born July 3, 1966 in Morristown, New Jersey) is a former American football Quarterback McNabb's career ratio is 1 interception in every 46. 08 pass attempts, while O'Donnell was intercepted only once every 47. 49 pass attempts.

Personal

McNabb and his college sweetheart, Raquel "Roxy" Nurse, were married in June of 2003. His daughter Alexis was born in September 23, 2004. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " His other loves include his two dogs, Sinbad and Diego and his parakeet named Tudy. They reside in Chandler, Arizona. Chandler is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, and is a prominent suburb of the Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA

McNabb's parents, Sam and Wilma McNabb, have gained fame appearing as themselves in the Campbell's Chunky Soup commercial series. Campbell Soup Company ( (also known as Campbell's) is a well-known American producer of Canned soups and related products The actress Marcella Lowery has played Mcnabb's mother on occasion. Marcella Lowery (born April 27, 1946) is an American Actress. Wilma is also a vice president of the NFL Mother's Association, the executive director of the Donovan McNabb Foundation, and runs McNabb Unlimited, which oversees Donovan's endorsements.

In 2002, he became the youngest person to be named to the Syracuse University Board of Trustees. Syracuse University (SU is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York.

He has a degree in speech communications.

In 2006, he released a clothing line which he designed, called Super Five.

He also played basketball at Syracuse University as a reserve guard. In the 1996 national championship game against Kentucky, McNabb played against his former high school teammate Antoine Walker. Antoine Devon Walker (born August 12 1976 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American professional Basketball player with the

McNabb has been a resident of Moorestown, New Jersey, an affluent suburb of Philadelphia. This article is about the Township of Moorestown in New Jersey [4]

References

  1. ^ Eagles' McNabb hurts knee, out for season NFL. com
  2. ^ J Cluett. "Donovan McNabb - Sports Hernia". Retrieved December 3, 2006.
  3. ^ "Sportsnet report of McNabb/Pam Oliver controversy", Sportsnet, 17 December 2007. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.  
  4. ^ Wonderful Town, Jen A. Miller, NJ Monthly Magazine, April 2006

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