Donovan's Revenge

Often dissed but never down, the Super Bowl-- bound Philadelphia quarterback may get the last word yet

At the Philadelphia Eagles' practice complex one day last week, the producer of quarterback Donovan McNabb's weekly local TV show asked if he would be available for an interview a day before Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, Fla. With mock seriousness, McNabb warned that the hoopla of the game, between the Eagles and defending champion New England Patriots, might leave him stretched for time. "Worst case, just get some guy off the street in Jacksonville to go on," McNabb joked. He then found a problem with that plan. "The guy would say, 'Donovan who? A quarterback? You mean like Peyton Manning? Sure you don't mean The...

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