June 12, 2025 — marks 31 years since the murders that forever changed the legacy of O.J. Simpson. But long before the white Bronco chase, before Court TV, before the trial of the century, O.J. was almost something else entirely: A Philadelphia Eagle.

In one of the most painful what-ifs in Eagles history at the time,  a couple of meaningless wins in a lost 1968 season cost the Birds the No. 1 overall pick in the 1969 NFL Draft and the chance to land a generational superstar.

Instead of Simpson, the Eagles walked away with Leroy Keyes —  whooooo?  A solid Purdue player who never lived up to expectations. Meanwhile, O.J. went to Buffalo, rewrote rushing records, and eventually became, well, O.J.

We just got a real good look at what a generational talent like Saquon Barkley, who delivers a generational type season, can do to a franchise searching for its identity – a Super Bowl Championship and all the spoils that emminate from an iconic performance, and we’re just talking about one season so far.

So what happens if the Eagles don’t fumble the moment decades earlier?

Let’s walk it out.