section_path: History/Norman Braman era (1985–1993)
section_name: Norman Braman era (1985–1993)
paragraph_text: Norman Braman era (1985–1993)
  
  In 1985, Tose was forced to sell the Eagles to Norman Braman and Ed Leibowitz, highly successful automobile dealers from Florida, for a reported $65 million (equal to $ 190 million today) to pay off his more than $25 million ($ 73 million today) in gambling debts at Atlantic City casinos. The team again struggled during the 1985 season, and Campbell was fired after week 16, to be replaced by assistant head coach/defensive backs coach Fred Bruney for the season's last game.
  
  In the 1985 Supplemental draft, the Eagles acquired the rights to the Memphis Showboats ' elite pass rusher Reggie White.
  
  In 1985, Tose was forced to sell the Eagles to Norman Braman and Ed Leibowitz, highly successful automobile dealers from Florida, for a reported $65 million (equal to $ 190 million today) to pay off his more than $25 million ($ 73 million today) in gambling debts at Atlantic City casinos. The team again struggled during the 1985 season, and Campbell was fired after week 16, to be replaced by assistant head coach/defensive backs coach Fred Bruney for the season's last game.
  
  In the 1985 Supplemental draft, the Eagles acquired the rights to the Memphis Showboats ' elite pass rusher Reggie White.