Eagles to give Dorenbos Super Bowl ring despite trade, subsequent retirement

Longtime Philadelphia Eagles long snapper Jon Dorenbos will be included among the players who helped in the franchise's first Super Bowl victory, despite being forced into retirement by a pre-existing heart condition.

Dorenbos shared in the Eagles' postgame euphoria on Sunday, after arriving in Minnesota on Friday at the behest of owner Jeffrey Lurie.

"Had I played, I'd die. If you can't play in it, this is the next best way to enjoy it," Dorenbos said Friday, according to Joel Erickson of The Advocate. "Mr. Lurie called me and said he wants me to be a part of it, said I was here a long time and he said: 'We're going to win this, and you're going to get a ring.'"

Dorenbos spent 11 seasons with the Eagles before a trade to the New Orleans Saints prior to the start of the 2017 season that ultimately led to the discovery of an aortic aneurysm, a condition that needed immediate surgery and revoked the deal.