Grant Gone

Controversy in the executive suites in the Bird’s Nest. Bonnie Grant, the now former director of communication for the Eagles, is gone. It wouldn’t necessarily be notable, except that the supposed email she sent media and other contacts about her departure was not written by her – though it was written in the first person – but by some unnamed Eagles employee. The Philly Magazine has the story about how this is just the latest Lurie-led move to burnish (or is it tarnish?) the image of his corporate brand. As if the front office reputation needed any more sullying, “Ironically, Grant, a breast-cancer survivor, leaves the team during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which she and the team have been working hard to promote as the Eagles are active in raising money for breast-cancer research,” reports Dan Gross.

 

Also interesting is that some are theorizing that Grant’s demise is related to the ham-handed way the Eagles ordered the crackdown on tailgating earlier this season. Maybe she too can now go to work for Donovan McNabb’s PR-machine like her predecessor Rich Burg.

 

Bonnie, the time is yours.