Every Sunday for the better part of two decades, Brian Dawkins stepped onto the football field and gave the game everything he had. Now, as an analyst for ESPN, he spends his Sundays watching and breaking down the play of a new crop of safeties. The game has changed a lot since Dawkins’ prime years in Philadelphia, with awareness of the seriousness and extensiveness of head injuries across the league sparking increased rule changes that have largely eliminated the jarring hits for which the future Pro Football Hall of Fame safety was made famous, or infamous if you were on the opposing team.
Jenkins: More Than Just A Safety
