The Eagles kept a poker face leading up to the 2002 NFL Draft. While they publically showed little interest in South Carolina’s hard-hitting cornerback Sheldon Brown, it was a much different story behind the scenes.
“Pat Moore was my strength coach in college, and I knew that he and (Philadelphia’s defensive backs coach) Leslie Frazier were close at one point in their careers,” Brown said. “He would always tell me that Leslie would contact him and ask him a few questions about me. But that was one of the teams that never showed that much interest.”
Nevertheless, the Eagles selected Brown in the second round, and he couldn’t have been happier.