Who’s the most important person in the Eagles locker room? Quick, throw some guesses out. Jalen Hurts? Good guess, but no. Howie Roseman? You’d think. Nick Sirianni? Wrong again. It’s Big Dom, who has the Eagles firing on all cylinders according to DGunn:

NFL fans outside of Philly are going to immediately laugh at this. Wow, your team goes as the gigantic South Philly caricature goes? You can’t be serious.

Laugh all you want. Other fanbases don’t understand the importance of Big Dom in that organization. Last year they were 10-1 when he was on the sideline. After he was removed because the NFL wanted to make an example out of him, the Eagles didn’t win another game. There were sideline blow ups between Nick Sirianni and players. Jalen Hurts and A.J. Brown were calling go routes when the game was locked up. Everything fell apart when Big Dom was banished upstairs.

Laugh all you want at why I’m putting so much stock in a guy who isn’t even on the roster. The game is half of the season. The other half is mental. What happens outside of the chalk is just as important as what happens inside it. There’s a reason why the Eagles don’t have a lot of bullshit that make headlines off the field. Big Dom keeps dudes out of jail and does intel on draft picks. Who else could rummage around Apopka, Florida for weeks talking to anyone who knew Jalen Carter? Not the retired NYPD detective the Giants probably employ. Not the Seahawks and Bears guys who were too busy taking him off their draft board due to “character concerns.” Big Dom was busy rummaging through the trash and eating the best shrimp scampi the middle of Florida could offer. He probably rode the teacups at Disney World and stopped over to see his nana in The Villages in between talking to Jalen’s third grade teacher. What the Birds got was arguably the best defensive rookie in the draft at later than expected.

You can’t put a price on Big Dom.


Jason Kelce singled him out during his retirement speech. How many superstars are thanking the security guy when they retire?

When Lane Johnson came back from his hiatus, Dom went to Oklahoma and got him. He called him a big brother most don’t have in their corner. Former players would die for him:

Sure, with his celebrity now people say he’s overexposed. He can’t slink around in the shadows doing what he did best for the Eagles. But Big Dom wants you to know what he wants you to know. No one tells stories about him. He doesn’t do press. You see what he wants you to see. He’s calculated. Hiding in plain sight. While he’s out there and teams think he’s lost a step, there’s probably a Lil Dom no one knows about who is learning from the master. And now the NFL is screwed because the they can’t kick him off the sidelines because of his new title:

Get ready for another magical Eagles season. The camp vibes are amazing. Jalen Hurts looks awesome. They didn’t just beat the Patriots up and down the field during joint practice. The reports are they DEMOLISHED them. Now everyone is on the same page. Next stop, Super Bowl.

Fuck it. Big Dom Highlights: