Ex-Eagle Vincent a man with a plan

By John Smallwood, Daily News Staff Writer

Posted: March 21, 2014

WHEN YOU cover any group of professional athletes for an extended amount of time, you get a sense of which ones are only living in the moment and which ones always have the gears turning in their heads with a look to the future.

Former Eagles cornerback Troy Vincent was one of those guys you always knew had a well-designed plan for what was going to be next after his playing career ended.

In a lot of ways, you had the sense that he might have a bigger impact on the NFL in his postplaying days than he did while he was becoming a five-time Pro Bowl player.

So I don't think it came as a surprise to many people yesterday when NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced that Vincent, who played 15 seasons, had been named NFL executive vice president of football operations.

It just seems like a natural flow in the evolution line that has taken Vincent from All-Pro player to league executive.

In his new position, Vincent, who starred in Philadelphia from 1996-2003 and was named to the Eagles' 75th Anniversary Team, will oversee all aspects of football operations in the league office, focusing on quality and innovation.

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