Destiny is a funny thing, and some might say it's an amusing first name for an NFL defensive tackle as well. I would not be one of those to say that, however, at least not to Destiny Vaeao, the Eagles' 6-foot-4, 299-pound rookie.
Back home in the U.S. territory of American Samoa, in his hometown of Pago Pago, some of his schoolmates liked to tease him about the name. They forgot his middle name, Lalotoa, means "warrior." This is a bad thing to forget.
In deference to Vaeao, we'll use the word "fate" to describe his path to the Eagles, and to Soldier Field on Monday night where he subbed into the defensive line for just seven snaps but used one of them to sack Jay Cutler and force a fumble that was recovered by Jordan Hicks, one of three Chicago turnovers.