SOMEONE ONCE told Donovan McNabb that he was to Philadelphia what Tom Cruise was to People magazine. For as long as he played quarterback here, there would not be an aspect of his life that would go unscrutinized and endlessly debated. Even if he changed his hairstyle, he was told by his personal publicist Rich Burg, "it would be front page news in town." Burg says that was hard for McNabb to believe until it actually happened: He showed up for training camp last year with a bald pate and suddenly found himself on the cover of this very newspaper.
"He looked upon it as surreal," says Burg. "I think his initial reaction was: 'Why would this even matter to people? Who am I?' And then he realizes: Donovan McNabb is wearing the jersey of the quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles."
