The two -time Super Bowl champion, Brandon Graham, announced his NFL withdrawal at a press conference on Tuesday.
Graham, 36, spent his entire 15 -year career with the Philadelphia Eagles after being recruited in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft out of Michigan.
“First, I just want to thank everyone, they know that I gave everything I had, and I do not regret. That is something that I tell young people: they don’t regret,” said an emotional Graham.
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The defensive wing of Philadelphia Eagles Brandon Graham (55) against Kansas City chiefs during the Super Bowl Lix in Caesars Superdome on February 9, 2025. (Mark J. Rebila-Imagn images)
“First, I just want to say that 15 years ago I entered this city when I was young with dreams, great dreams. A little nervousness and a lot of fire in my heart. I had no idea that this trip would bring.
“Today while I feel here, I just want to thank God, because I know he was the main reason.”
No one has played more games in the history of Eagles than Graham (206), and is third in the list of captures of all the franchise with 76.5 captures.
“Without a doubt, Brandon Graham is the incarnation of everything you would desire in an eagle in Philadelphia. He is a special player and a special person. It is appropriate that he has played in more games than anyone in the history of our franchise,” said the president and CEO of Eagles, Jeffrey Lurie.
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The defensive wing of Philadelphia Eagles Brandon Graham (55) celebrates during the parade and rally of the Super Bowl Lix championship on February 14, 2025. (Images Couto-Imagn)
“The positive energy that he brought every day was contagious, be it a practice, a game or simply walk through the building, anyone who has had the pleasure of interacting with him would tell him that it is impossible to have a bad day after being in his presence. They do not make mistakes, they were also a hard, physical and talented player who has played an integral role in the success we have had during the years.”
Graham is responsible for one of the most emblematic works in the history of the Eagles.
In the victory of the Eagles Super Bowl over the New England Patriots in 2018, Graham Strip Sacking Tom Brady with 2:11 remaining in the fourth quarter to seal the 41-33 victory for the Eagles.
The field marshal of the Kansas City bosses, Patrick Mahomes (15), runs with the ball against the defensive wing of the Philadelphia Eagles Brandon Graham (55) and the defensive Tackle Jordan Davis (90) during the second half of the Super Bowl Lix in Caesars Superdome. (Bill Streicher-Imagn images)
In the most recent victory of the Eagles Super Bowl over the Kansas City Chiefs in February, Graham returned to play after lost the previous 11 weeks with an injury in the triceps.
Graham played 13 snapshots in the victory, but again Tolcar his triceps, according to a reporter from the NFL Derrick Gunn reporter.
Graham had 3.5 captures in 20 tacle in 11 regular seasonal games last season.
