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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: May 26, 2009
Now, you have an idea of the successive gut shots the Philadelphia Eagles' defense has taken this offseason.
First, salary cap calamity hit when safety Brian Dawkins signed a $17 million dollar (including $7.2 million in guaranteed money) contract with Denver that Andy Reid insists the Eagles could not even approach for a 36-year-old player.
Now, real life tragedy is rearing its head with defensive coordinator/blitz wizard Jim Johnson, who is taking an indefinite leave of absence to fight cancer in his lower spine.
Suddenly, the two loudest and most respected voices on the Eagles' defense are no longer around the team.
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