"I remember many times when Donovan would be talking to Michael on the
phone, either in the locker room or out somewhere,'' said Dawkins. "I'd
talk to him too. You could tell how Donovan took his relationship with
Michael very seriously. He's always been the kind of guy to reach out
to young quarterbacks, particularly young African-American
quarterbacks, because he felt if he could help them early in their
career, he wanted to do that. He'd tell Michael, and some of the other
guys, 'Come to Arizona and train with me.' He just felt it was part of
his job as a guy who'd been there before.''
As long as there are people who believe Vick is a threat to take McNabb's job, there will be doubts about his being on board with the signing. There aren't many NFL players as genuine as Dawk though, who also happen to be as close to Donovan as he was the past 10 years. His role in this story seems to be legitimate.
>>MMQB Mail [Sports Illustrated]
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