CARDS: Action Packed Rookies 1991
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home
SENT: 12/12/22 RECEIVED: 1/18/23 (37 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

• Big man-mountain (6’4″, 330), Antone Davis played RT at Tennessee.
• He and fellow blocking teammate Charles McRae were considered the best offensive lineman in the 1991 NFL Draft.
• A consensus All-American, and runner up for the Outland Trophy, Davis and McRae were selected back to back during the first round of the 1991 NFL Draft.
• Needing to address their porous OL, the Eagles traded away two picks to move up and select Antone Davis at #8 overall.
• After a holdout, Davis had an extremely bumpy baptism by fire playing for the Eagles his rookie year.
• The remainder of the next 4 years were punctuated by penalties and injury.
• Following the 1995 season, he was not resigned by the Eagles, and joined the Atlanta Falcons for the 1996 campaign.
• Davis saw action primarily as a backup the next two seasons, but was released in early ’98.
• He’d then see time briefly on the off-season roster of the Packers in 1999, before retiring.

NOTES:

Ugh. Poor Antone. I remember him appearing on MNF in 1991. I think it was his first start after an early injury sidelined him for most of the preseason and some of the year. He got absolutely wrekt by the Redskins front 4 on MNF. Holding calls, false starts, constant pressures, and sacks galore. I felt so terrible for Antone. After his career ended, Davis went into the food service industry. He was also a finalist on the show ‘The Biggest Loser’ a few years back. Antone doesn’t sign often so I thought I’d shoot these two set needs out.

Note that his Action Packed Rookies card shows him with #77 and his Gameday has #78. After he signed his rookie contract he changed his jersey number.