Longtime Eagles DE Brandon Graham re-signs with Philadelphia; says this will be his final season

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For a second straight year, the Philadelphia Eagles will be saying goodbye to a team icon. After parting ways this past season with longtime center Jason Kelce, defensive end Brandon Graham signed a one-year deal with the team for what he said will be his final NFL season. 

“I did it because, I always wanted to get to 15 (years in the NFL),” Graham told CBS Sports senior NFL Insider Josina Anderson after signing the extension. “I’m happy that the team wanted me one more year. … It’s important to me because Ray Lewis was one of the guys I looked up to (as a player); to see him do it the way he did it (staying with one team for 17 seasons) was nice … but I’m done after this.”

Graham, who will turn 36 in April, has spent his entire career in Philadelphia. The 13th overall pick in the 2010 draft, Graham has played in 206 games for the Eagles, including the postseason. He is fourth all time in franchise history in career sacks (73) and is 3.5 sacks from passing Clyde Simmons on the team’s career sack list. 

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Author : Bryan DeArdo

Publish date : 2024-03-09 17:36:54

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