RIP Andre Waters

Andre Waters, 1962-2006

Andre Waters was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound yesterday. Redskins fans over 25 remember well Eagles defensive back Andre 'Dirty' Waters. He played for the Eagles from 1984 to 1993, leading the team four times in tackles, and was a key player on one of the greatest NFL defenses ever put together, the 1991 Eagles unit that allowed both the fewest run yards and fewest pass yards in the league.

He was a hard hitter and a hard-working player, and his style perfectly typified the defensive attitude of the team during the Buddy Ryan years, that no team had a right to move the ball against the Eagles. I am sorry to see him gone. Andre Waters was 44.