Eagles notebook: Why Moro Ojomo loves his new spot in the locker room

Eagles notebook: Why Moro Ojomo loves his new spot in the locker room originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Over the last decade, Brandon Graham had countless conversations and moments with Fletcher Cox in the Eagles’ locker room. At the NovaCare Complex, they were locker neighbors. But now Cox is gone after retiring this offseason.

So Graham has a new locker mate: Moro Ojomo.

“I don’t know. It is really cool to have Fletch’s locker,” Ojomo said. “But it is really nice to be next to BG and just get that wisdom.

Ojomo, a seventh-round defensive tackle in his second NFL season, is enjoying all the extra time he gets to spend with the Eagles’ longest-tenured player after a move from a few stalls down.

It’s not even just about football. Ojomo said he’s enjoying their chats about random subjects too. Ojomo wants to learn how to play the piano so they were chatting about that the other day. And he’s always happy to hear how Graham’s son, Bryson, is doing in football.

“It’s been really cool,” Ojomo said. “BG is obviously an anomaly. Not many players spend 15 years in one place. I’m just trying to learn everything, watching him practice, trying to ask him questions just about how to handle things. He’s literally like a book of knowledge.”

Another milestone for BG

When Graham takes the field on Sunday against the Browns, it will be his 200th career regular season game. He will be the first Eagle to ever reach that milestone.

Did Graham ever think he’d make it to 200?

“Nah, I didn’t,” he said this week. “Everything now is a bonus, it’s a plus. Everything that happens now, that’s like house money. I’m just thankful to be here. Just trying to go out and get a win, hopefully get this ring at the end. Just trying to enjoy this journey because right now we’re in Week 6. We was just talking São Paulo, Brazil, now we talking Week 6. You gotta make sure you enjoy every step of the way, even now.”

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Publish date : 2024-10-12 11:00:00

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