1999 Philadelphia Eagles season
| 1999 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Andy Reid |
| Owner | Jeffrey Lurie |
| Home field | Veterans Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–11 |
| Division place | 5th NFC East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1999 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 67th in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished 5–11 and last place in the NFC East. The Eagles hired Andy Reid away from the Green Bay Packers to be their new head coach prior to the start of the season. In the 1999 NFL Draft, the team drafted quarterback Donovan McNabb with the second overall pick.
The 1999 NFL Draft was held April 17–18, 1999. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
The Eagles, with a record of 3–13 in 1998, equal the record of the Cincinnati Bengals and the Indianapolis Colts and would normally have a chance at the number 1 pick in the draft but the new Cleveland Browns franchise will have it. The Eagles do win the 2nd pick in the Draft and select Donovan McNabb a Quarterback out of University of Syracuse. The Eagles, Bengals and Colts will rotate in each round picking 2nd, 3rd, or 4th after the Browns.
The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
The quality of Andy Reid's work with the Packers attracted considerable notice throughout the league, leading to his being hired as the head coach of the Eagles on January 11, 1999. At the time, many in the local media in Philadelphia criticized the hiring, citing the availability of other candidates who had past records of success as head coaches. The Eagles, under former coach Ray Rhodes, finished in a three-way tie for the NFL's worst record at 3–13 the season before he took over. They improved two games in 1999 to finish at 5–11 (including the team's first road victory in 19 games, a 20–16 win over the Bears at Chicago on October 17, which was the first time the Philadelphia franchise had won an away game over the Bears since 1933).
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