Before he fades completely from our collective consciousness, let us toast Chase Daniel, the shrewdest athlete in Philadelphia history. What other player proved so irrelevant after persuading a franchise that he was so indispensable? Who has received more money, more praise, more lip service to his value for having done so little?
The Daniel Era here ended Monday, when the Eagles released him 12 months after signing him to a three-year contract that guaranteed him $12 million (depending on the offset language in the deal) and could have paid him up to $21 million over its duration. It was a wild time.