Joe Banner, Howie Roseman, Andy Reid and Company continued to push their chips to the center of the table by signing three more key contributors Tuesday afternoon.
The Eagles brought in former Miami Pro Bowl running back Ronnie Brown to backup LeSean McCoy and also inked two possible starters, right tackle Ryan Harris and safety Jarrad Page.
The 29-year-old Brown signed a a-year deal. The second overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft by the Dolphins Brown went on to gain 4,815 yards and 36 touchdowns in his first six NFL seasons, while recording 184 receptions.
He ranks third on the Dolphins all-time rushing yards list behind Larry Csonka (6,737) and Ricky Williams (6,436) and is tied with Csonka for the second most 100-yard rushing games in Miami history with 15.
The 6-foot, 230-pound back started all 16 games for the Dolphins in 2010 and rushed 200 times for 734 yards and five touchdowns, while catching 33 passes.
"Ronnie is an all-around running back with a versatile skill set," said Roseman. "He can run the ball, catch it, and does very well in pass rotection. He’ll add some good size to our backfield and he’s a good character guy. We think he’ll be a tremendous compliment to LeSean [McCoy] and the other young backs on this team that we really like. You can never have enough good running backs in this league and we are happy to have Ronnie join us."
In 2008, Brown was elected to the Pro Bowl after rushing 214 times for 916 yards and a career-high 10 touchdowns, while grabbing 33 receptions. That year, he played a vital role in the Dolphins "Wildcat" offensive packages and even completed two of three pass attempts for 41 yards and a touchdown.
He was also voted by his teammates as the Ed Block Courage Award recipient as he valiantly rebounded from an torn ACL injury during the 2007 campaign. Brown logged a career-high 1,008 rushing yards in 2006 after leading the Dolphins with 907 yards rushing as a rookie in 2005.
Harris (6-foot-5, 300), who also signed a 1-year deal, played in 46 games (34 starts) with the Denver Broncos during the course of his four-year career.
Originally a third-round draft choice of the Broncos in 2007 out of Notre Dame, the 26-year-old Harris started 10 of 11 games in 2010. In his first year as a starter in 2008, Harris was named to Peter King’s Sports Illustrated All-Pro team after starting all 16 games at right tackle and helping set the team’s single-season record by allowing just 12 sacks.
The 26-year-old Page, meanwhile, is entering his sixth NFL season after being drafted in the seventh round by Kansas City in 2006.
Page (6-foot, 225) has played in 63 career games (40 starts) and has totaled 210 tackles, 12 interceptions, four forced fumbles and one sack. Page has also notched 23 career tackles on special teams.
He spent his first four NFL campaigns in Kansas City and started all 16 games in both in 2007 and 2008. Page posted career highs in tackles (85) and interceptions (4) in 2008. With the Chiefs in 2006, Page intercepted Peyton Manning in a AFC Wild Card game at Indianapolis.
Page was traded to New England prior to the start of the 2010 season and suited up in 10 games for the Patriots (one start), recording 12 tackles and two interceptions.
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