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Tim Mcmanus
Philadelphia – Brandon Graham, the author of the most shocking work in the history of the Eagles franchise, announced his retirement on Tuesday after 15 seasons in the NFL.
Graham, a first round of Michigan in 2010, spent his entire career in Philadelphia. He has the team record for most regular seasonal games played (206) and is the third of all time in captures (76.5).
The owner of Eagles, Jeffrie Lurie, praised Graham for the “many memorable moments” provided by the franchise and its fans.
“Brandon Graham is the incarnation of everything you want in an eagle of Philadelphia,” Lurie said in a statement. “… It was the way he played the game and the way he took himself what earned him the love and respect of his coaches, teammates and fans.”
His Tom Brady Strip sack in the final moments of Super Bowl Lii helped ensure a narrow victory over the New England patriots and delivered the first Lombardi trophy to the city of Philadelphia.
That raised him to the icon state in Philadelphia and marked the pinnacle of a change after being labeled as a bust at the beginning of his career after a slow start in large part due to injuries.
Graham broke the triceps at the end of November against the Los Angeles Rams and announced in the locker room that the rest of the season would be lost.
However, it was silent behind the scene, and could return to the decisive victory of the team’s Super Bowl lix on the Kansas City bosses, providing the book of stories that ends with one of the most consistent races in the history of the Eagles.
