Very refreshing indeed. My uncle Jack Edelstein who passed away a few years ago, was the Eagle Stat. man for years. My cousin in LA is currently holding onto his 1980 NFC Champ. ring and 1960 Champ ring. Jack sat up in the press box between Stan "the man" Walters and Merril Reese. Back in the late 80's and early '90s he took me and occasionally some buddies to a hand full of Birds practices and into the locker room after some games and practices. Those guys were cages animals on the field but gentle giants one on one. Reggie, Clyde and Jerome were all very soft spoken and down to earth. I even got to meet Randall back in his gerry curl days. Other than T.O. the Eagles players have always taken pride in connecting with the community, donating to charities and reaching out to people less fortunate. They were the first team in league history to orgainze team charities like "the Eagles Fly for Leukemia" fund and don't forget that the Eagles helped launch the 1st Ronald McDonald House in Philly to help the families of sick children around the country. Now there is a Ronald McDonald House in every Pro Football city around the country (I believe that one is currently being built in the last city Charlotte). Not many people realize how influential the the Birds have been over the years, not necessarily on the field but off.

Its all good!