Duce Staley Moving on to Lions after 10 Years as an Eagles Assistant Prior to becoming an assistant with Philadephia, he spent 7 years in the city as a running back Author: Jan 25, 2021 Whenever Duce Staley would pinball his way off tacklers on his way to one big run or another, the Veterans Stadium crowd would roar in delight, “DUUUCE!” Perhaps the loudest chorus of “DUUUCE!” came in the 2002 NFC Championship Game, when he rumbled 20 yards for a touchdown before the game was even one minute old to give the Eagles a 7-0 lead on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was the final at the Vet, one the Eagles lost to the Bucs.