Smith: Generations of Philly Dawgs

  • Loran Smith/Columnist
    Loran Smith/Columnist
  • Theron Coleman Sapp, nicknamed “Thundering Theron” and “Drought-Breaker,” played as a running back for the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. He attended the University of Georgia. CONTRIBUTED
    Theron Coleman Sapp, nicknamed “Thundering Theron” and “Drought-Breaker,” played as a running back for the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. He attended the University of Georgia. CONTRIBUTED
    When the Eagles drafted Georgia’s Nolan Smith soon after having picked Jalen Carter, a couple of calls came in regarding the foursome of Bulldogs on the Philadelphia roster, with Nakobe Dean and Jordan Davis has joined the team a year earlier. While it has not become a long-standing tradition, four Bulldogs on the Eagles’ roster have happened before. When the team of the late NFL ...

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