In the Philly sports pantheon, there isn't a more fitting nickname than "Weapon X" for Hall of Fame Eagles safety Brian Dawkins. The love Dawkins has for the Marvel Comics X-Men character ...

Brian Dawkins shed the civilian attire ... gyrating in a frenzied state comparable to Dawkins' preferred comic book avatar, Wolverine of the X-Men. He ran to midfield to greet his psyched-up ...

But now something called the The Eagles and something called the AAA have commissioned a Marvel poster by Jorge Molina, of someone called Brian Dawkins posing with Wolverine claws. Apparently the ...

Brian Dawkins’ pregame ritual ... a Marvel comic code name in the Wolverine series. “I was a huge fan of Wolverine,” Dawkins said. “I was blessed to be able to kind of use some of that ...

For 16 NFL seasons, Brian ... Dawkins redefined the safety position by providing excellent pass coverage, strong run support, and the ability to blitz quarterbacks. A fan of the “Wolverine ...

One stall belongs to Brian Dawkins but it’s more of a shrine to Wolverine, Marvel’s complicated superhero who is one of the leaders of the X-Men. There’s a rubber Wolverine mask that hangs ...

Defeat used to move Brian ... to be Dawkins. In one, he keeps his jerseys, shoes, helmet, football gear and clothes. The other is a shrine containing more than two dozen “Wolverine” figurines ...

As soon as the Eagles plucked a new safety out of Clemson, the comparisons came rolling out faster than Wolverine’s claws. K’Von Wallace is the next Brian Dawkins. Same position. Same college.

The actual image to be used at Dawkins’s retirement ceremony tomorrow, though, is now available as part of a story at Comic Book Resources on the matter.”Like Wolverine, Brian Dawkins wasn’t ...