Fansided

Every NFL team’s most underrated player of all time

By Jarrett Bailey

Photo by JOHN CAPUTO/AFP via Getty Images
Photo by JOHN CAPUTO/AFP via Getty Images /
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PHILADELPHIA – DECEMBER 27: Running back Brian Westbrook #36 of the Philadelphia Eagles carries the ball during a game against the Denver Broncos on December 27, 2009 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles won 30-27.(Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA – DECEMBER 27: Running back Brian Westbrook #36 of the Philadelphia Eagles carries the ball during a game against the Denver Broncos on December 27, 2009 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles won 30-27.(Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /

Philadelphia Eagles: Brian Westbrook

Brian Westbrook ruled. He was the dual-threat running back before it became an everyday thing in the NFL.

He was drafted by the Eagles out of Villanova in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft, and he became one of their most important players of the decade. He made it to his first Pro Bowl in 2004.

That season, he ran for 613 yards and seven touchdowns and also caught 37 passes for four touchdowns in a season in which the Eagles made it to the Super Bowl. This was Westbrook’s niche. He was never going to lead the NFL in rushing, but he was going to make you pick your poison in terms of how he was going to gain yards on you.

2007 was his best season as a pro. He ran for over 1,300 yards and seven touchdowns while also catching 90 passes and five touchdowns. Think of prime Le’Veon Bell in Pittsburgh-that was Westbrook, just with a smaller frame.

Westbrook retired with over 6,300 rushing yards, 3,940 receiving yards, and 71 offensive touchdowns. He is one of the best Eagles in franchise history, and arguably the best player for the franchise of the 2000s.

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