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Troy Aikman Recalls How Andy Reid Once Secretly Tried to Lure Him Out of Retirement to Play for the Eagles

Aikman said Reid called after Donovan McNabb’s injury and tried to lure him out of retirement, but Philadelphia later won five straight with A.J. Feely.

NFL legend Troy Aikman has been a trusted voice of the NFL broadcasting for a quarter of a century now, but early in his TV career, it came inches close to an abrupt ending after an unexpected turn of events. Just two years after retirement from the gridiron, the Dallas Cowboys legend could have left his new career to play for the Philadelphia Eagles, which he recently opened up about. “He [Andy Reid] was selling me on why I should come out of r…

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Sports Illustrated broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
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