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Eagles notebook: No ceremonial parade for Brandon Graham originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Brandon Graham has said plenty of times that this season will be his final in the NFL.
He always wanted to make it to Year 15 and now he has.
But Graham isn’t collecting a paycheck for hanging around. Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio plans to play him a lot.
“Yeah, Brandon is still a good player and I’ve told him several times, he’s not on any ceremonial last-year retirement parade,” Fangio said. “He’s going to play. He’s still playing good.”
In Week 1, the 36-year-old Graham played 32 snaps against the Packers. That was the second-highest amount among the Eagles’ edge rushers behind just Josh Sweat. That put him at 48% of the Eagles’ defensive snaps in Week 1 after he played just 34% in the 2023 season.
Graham played more snaps in Week 1 this year than he did in all but two games last year. But his usage wasn’t a complete surprise.
“Vic had said that and now I believe him,” Graham said with a laugh.
As he has gotten older, Graham has learned to take better care of his body. And now that he knows he’s going to be playing a lot in 2024, that will continue.
“Just making sure that I’m staying in the weight room, staying strong, doing my regimen,” Graham said. “When you’re playing a lot, you can’t cheat it. You have to go out and do your process.”
Can’t make ‘unwise’ decisions
Nick Sirianni this week pointed out that the Eagles are the only team of 11 to lose the turnover battle and win their game in Week 1. He brought that up to the Eagles and told his team that it’s not sustainable:
Broncos: -1 (L)
Colts: -1 (L)
Jaguars: -1 (L)
Panthers: -2 (L)
Bengals: -2 (L)
Browns: -2 (L)
Jets: -2 (L)
Titans: -2 (L)
Eagles: -2 (W)
Falcons: -3 (L)
Raiders: -3 (L)
Jalen Hurts was responsible for two interceptions in that game. After throwing 15 in 2023, that’s not a good sign. But Hurts didn’t put the ball in harm’s way much in training camp and has…
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Publish date : 2024-09-15 11:00:00
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