Jon runyan philadelphia eagles

Shyamaween Benefiting The M. Night Shyamalan Foundation. He spent the last two seasons with the San Diego Padres, serving as bench coach in and also third base coach this past season. Philadelphia Weather. And there you are in the biggest game of your career with piles and piles of them all around you every day. If you go back and look at the I.

Injured Reserve list for that year, it was quite extensive. While that may be true, it's also true that Runyan played through injuries, evidenced by his streak of consecutive starts for Philadelphia. That didn't go unnoticed by the fans who voted for him to be on the Eagles' 75th Anniversary Team in The difference with Philadelphia is that everybody's like that.

So that's really what sets them apart and that's awesome. That is something a lot of people have a hard time grasping. That's not that complicated. You go out and give everything you have; you're going to have it. That kind of respect that you get from that, just being yourself and doing what you do and not trying to impress anybody, just go out and go to work, that made all that worth it.

After his playing career, Runyan was elected to the U. In , he was named as the NFL's vice president of policy and rules administration. Did that, enjoyed that because it's still around the game," Runyan says. If he had an opponent who was quicker off the ball than he was, Runyan found ways to get in the defender's head.

You walk the line, but it's getting chippy with people, getting physical with people to get in their head. That was kind of my advantage," Runyan said. If Runyan's pesky antics irritated an opponent enough to spark a shoving match or draw a penalty flag, Runyan knew he won the mental battle. Runyan was a fourth-round draft pick of the Houston Oilers in The franchise was in transition, moving from Houston to Nashville during his four years there, but Head Coach Jeff Fisher instilled a winning program that landed the Tennessee Titans 1 yard short of tying the St.

Louis Rams in the Super Bowl following the season. A three-year starter in Tennessee, Runyan hit the free agent market in He knew the Titans didn't have the cap space to offer him a quality long-term deal. Enter the Philadelphia Eagles. Andy Reid just finished his first year as the head coach.

Reid, a former offensive lineman in college, knew the importance of building the team through the trenches, especially while helping develop a young and talented quarterback in Donovan McNabb, the No. The Eagles saw Runyan as a potential franchise cornerstone. Adding someone with Runyan's experience and character could serve as a turning point for the team.

As the Eagles and Runyan finalized the contract negotiations, Runyan was sitting in Reid's office. Carol Wilson, the Eagles' longtime coaches' assistant, said that Fisher, who happened to be a former Eagles assistant coach, was on the phone. Reid handed the phone over to Runyan, but not before saying that the offensive tackle wasn't leaving Philadelphia without a deal. Reid was right. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts hits tight end Dallas Goedert on corner route for yard gain. Eagles running back Boston Scott charges through the middle for a TD.

Eagles running back Boston Scott rushes for a 1-yard touchdown versus the Raiders. Eagles cornerback Avonte Maddox intercepts quarterback Derek Carr's pass. Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert absorbs considerable contact on yard grab. For everything you contributed on and off the field, thank you Zach Ertz.