HOUSTON - Brian Dawkins made a long plane ride for nothing.
The former Eagles great had planned to wait out Saturday's Pro Football Hall of Fame vote at home in Philadelphia.
But at the last minute, he and his wife, Connie, along with their twin daughters, Chonni and Cionni, were persuaded to get on a plane and head for Houston.
"Somebody talked me into coming out,'' he said. "But this will be the last time I'll come out here beforehand. Next time I'll just wait [at home].''
Dawkins' first attempt at Canton came up short Saturday.