Brian Dawkins admitted in a radio interview on Tuesday that he knew he wouldn't return to Philadelphia when he hit free agency last week. Dawkins said that he was hurt, but his decision was as much about what the Broncos did as it as about what the Eagles didn't do. "Denver came out of the jump, and we didn't have to prompt them to offer me anything," Dawkins said. "They came out the jump just like this. Not quite where it is right now, but it was close to that. We didn't have to ask for anything. This is what they came out with, wanting me there. They made it clear right away that I'm not a 'want' there, that I'm a necessity. They feel they need me here." Dawkins insists that he didn't want to hit the free agent market. "I did not want to get to free agency," Dawkins said. "I've never gotten to free agency, I've never gone to free agency. I've had years in the past where I could have collected big bucks on the open market, but I did not want to get there. So why would I want to get there all of a sudden now on my last contract? I wanted to be an Eagle. And they denied that."