Longtime Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham has retired after 15 NFL seasons.
Graham, 36, made the announcement during a Tuesday news conference, saying he leaves the game with “no regrets.”
“I could not be happier with the way my career played out, the love I’ve gotten, and the success the Eagles have had as an organization,” Graham said. “For real, it has been a dream come true.”
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The No. 13 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft out of Michigan, Graham played his entire career in Philadelphia, helping the Eagles win two Super Bowls.
His final NFL game saw the Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in February — a game that featured Graham returning to the lineup after suffering a torn triceps on Nov. 24.
It was in Graham’s first Super Bowl with the Eagles where he secured his place as a franchise legend.
Brandon Graham’s strip sack of Tom Brady during Super Bowl LII helped secure the Eagles’ win over the Patriots. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
During Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots, Graham strip-sacked Tom Brady with Philadelphia up 38-33 just before the two-minute warning. The Eagles recovered the ball and ended up adding a field goal en route to a 41-33 win.
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Not only did he win his first Super Bowl to earn a ring, Graham took home another piece of memorabilia from that night.
“I got the Brady ball. I got the ball I stripped from him,” Graham said ahead of Super Bowl LIX.
Along with being a two-time champion, Graham was also a Second-team All-Pro in 2016 and made the Pro Bowl in 2020. He finishes his career with 206 games played — most in franchise history — 76.5 career sacks and 475 total tackles.