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Ta-Nehisi Coates - Ta-Nehisi Coates is a senior editor for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues for TheAtlantic.com and the magazine. He is the author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle. More

Born in 1975, the product of two beautiful parents. Raised in West Baltimore—not quite The Wire, but sometimes ill all the same. Studied at the Mecca for some years in the mid-’90s. Emerged with a purpose, if not a degree. Slowly migrated up the East Coast with a baby and my beloved, until I reached the shores of Harlem. Wrote some stuff along the way.
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McNabb Moved to the Redskins

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Apr 5 2010, 8:00 AM ET Comment

It's not clear that the Eagles will regret sending Donovan McNabb to the Redskins. McNabb could, as some of you have suggested, be on the downslide of his career. Maybe 92.9 QB rating simply isn't what it used to be. I don't know.

But I think if I were an Eagle fan, I would not have wanted to find out. Donovan McNabb, who was booed when he was drafted for not being Rickey Williams, has every reason and motivation to go into Philly next year and maul the Eagles next season. Yeesh. Trading the guy in the division? I'd rather keep him another year.



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