Andy Reid pulled from his last Super Bowl team while trying to motivate his new Super Bowl team.
The Kansas City Chiefs head coach asked Donovan McNabb - Reid's quarterback on the Philadelphia Eagles' 2004 Super Bowl squad - to address his club ahead of Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers.
"He's been there and done it," Reid said Thursday, according to Nick Shook of NFL.com. "He's been in the league, played a long time. It was good hearing from him."
In Super Bowl XXXIX, McNabb went 30-for-51 passing for 357 yards and three touchdowns, but he also threw three interceptions. The Eagles fell short, losing to the New England Patriots 24-21.
Rumors have circulated for years that McNabb threw up on the field in the heat of Philadelphia's furious comeback attempt. He disputed those claims recently in an interview with Bleacher Report's Master Tesfatsion.