Brandon Graham is hanging up his cleats, again.
The longtime Philadelphia Eagles defensive end announced Tuesday that he is retiring from the NFL for the second time.
“I’m officially done,” Graham said during a “Breakfast with the Birds” pep rally at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. “Y’all are hearing it from me first.”
Graham, the longest-tenured player in franchise history, announced he was walking away following Philadelphia’s 2024 Super Bowl campaign.
But then he signed a one-year deal with the Eagles last October to play in his 16th NFL season following the sudden retirement of Za’Darius Smith, recording three sacks and three QB hits in nine games.
“They are in great hands,” Graham said. “Jordan Davis … he is a guy that’s going to get the defense going. On offense, I can’t wait for Jalen [Hurts] to prove them haters wrong, as always, and get us back to the promised land.
Graham holds the Eagles’ record for most regular-season games played (215) and is third in franchise history with 79.5 career sacks. He made his lone Pro Bowl in 2020 and recorded his first double-digit sack season in 2022 with 11.
