By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
Brandon Graham has announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday. He spent 15 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles before this announcement.
Graham had been hinting at this news for quite some time. Last offseason, he signed a one-year deal with the team.
“You all know I gave everything I had in this,” said Graham, his voice breaking as he began to well up. “I don’t have no regrets.
In November, he suffered a torn triceps against the Los Angeles Angels. At the time, Graham hinted to the media that he may have played his final game.
The 36-year-old was on the sidelines as his team went on a run. The Eagles made it all the way to the Super Bowl.
This allowed the former Michigan Wolverines player to return to the field for one final time. The Eagles won 40-22 over the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Graham actually got hurt again in this game where he tore his triceps again.
“Fifteen years ago, I walked into this city as a young man with dreams — big dreams — a little bit of nervousness, and a whole lot of fire in my heart,” he said. “I had no idea back then what this journey would bring. I didn’t know how many times I’d be tested, I didn’t know how much I would grow, and I sure didn’t know how deeply I would fall in love with these fans and the team and this city.”
He departs the league as a two-time Super Bowl winner. He had a strip sack in the Eagles first Super Bowl win against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in 2017.
“That’s always going to be a good one. A Michigan guy against another Michigan guy,” he said. “It was a big moment in my career, and that’s where I felt like things started to get even better from that point on.”
Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie was thankful for Graham’s memories in Philadelphia. He was the longest tenured player ever with the Eagles franchise.
“Brandon Graham is the embodiment of everything you want in a Philadelphia Eagle,” Lurie said in a statement. “…It was the way he played the game and the way he carried himself that earned him the love and respect of his coaches, teammates and fans.”
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