Brandon Graham may reconsider whether this is his last season in the NFL, as year 15 won’t end the way he would like. Graham admitted to reporters in the locker room that he tore his triceps in the second half of the Philadelphia Eagles’ 37-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams, and that he will be out for the season.
“I trust in God, so I’m just having fun,” Graham said, via a team transcript. “I’m about to enjoy this little rehab and I’m about to enjoy leading this team the rest of the year. As soon as I can be there, I’ll be there.
“Man, boy, man, boy, I was having fun out there. And we’re still going to have fun. But I’ll be out for the year.”
Graham, 36, is coming off a historic night in Eagles franchise history, as he passed Clyde Simmons for third place on the franchise’s all-time sacks list. Graham, the only player in Eagles franchise history to play 15 seasons with the franchise, finished with one sack, three quarterback hits and two tackles for loss in the victory. He now has 76.5 career sacks, half a sack ahead of Simmons for third in franchise history. Only Reggie White (124) and Trent Cole (85.5) have more.
“I felt good,” Graham said. “I hated it that way, but at the end of the day I don’t regret anything. I put it all in today as I do every week. We will go from here. I hope we keep that trophy anyway.
“Like I say, I’ll do my part when it comes to being captain. The mission is still the mission. I’ll still be me. I’ll still have fun, I’ll still talk about my stuff. I’m done, but you better know someone’s coming after me.” “.
Graham, the Eagles’ 13th overall pick in the 2010 draft, has been a pillar of Philadelphia’s defense and made one of the biggest plays in team history when he got the sack of Tom Brady late in the fourth quarter. of the Super Bowl. LII, helping the franchise win its first Super Bowl.
With Graham out for the year, are you considering returning for a 16th season? Graham has called this season his “farewell tour” in the past, but left the door open for a possible return following Sunday night’s injury.
“I don’t want to end it like that, but if it’s headed that way, we’ll see,” Graham said. “I don’t know what the team will feel at that point, but for me, I don’t want to end up like that. I definitely want to be able to finish a full season before I’m done, but if that’s not in the cards, I’m happy where I am too.
“I thought, let’s finish this, see how the rehab goes and go from there. I know my teammates and I, we talked and I told them, hey, if I can do it, I definitely want to do it.” But if not, I’m fine too.”
