Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Runyan's a Charger

How difficult is this to hear? Jon Runyan wants to take one more shot at winning a Super Bowl. So he signed with the San Diego Chargers.

Runyan became something of an institution at right tackle for the Eagles. He signed as a big-time free agentback in 2000. All he did after that was play in 144 consecutive games.

In a world where you can count on almost nothing, you could count at Runyan trotting out onto that field on Sunday afternoon. Nothing kept him away, not a cranky knee, nor a painful tailbone.

When the ref blew the whistle, Runyan lined up at right tackle.

Runyan had indicated he was looking for one more shot at the playoffs and a possible Super Bowl shot, and was waiting for an opportunity. That came when the Chargers’ right tackle, Jeromey Clary, was placed on injured reserve with ligament damage in his ankle, ending his season.

Enter Runyan.

Big Jon also is still toying with the idea of running for Congress next year in South Jersey.

For now, he’ll be a temporary resident of the Left Coast.

In the meantime, his replacement with the Birds, Winston Justice, was given a four-year extension.

Maybe the Eagles will meet the Chargers in the Super Bowl. Now that would be Justice delivered.

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