MINNEAPOLIS – Brian Dawkins packed up his family and flew to Houston last February for what he had hoped would be the announcement that he had made the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
After coming up short, he swore he wouldn’t make the same mistake twice.
“This will be the last time I come out here beforehand,’’ he said last year. “Next year, I’ll just wait (at home).’’
The Eagles kind of spoiled his stay-at-home plan, though, by making it to Super Bowl LII. But this time, Dawkins’ wait didn’t end in disappointment.