Brandon Graham says his second retirement is the real one: 'Officially done'
Longtime Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham, the franchise leader in regular-season appearances and a hero of the team's first Super Bowl win, said Tuesday that he is 'officially done' playing football
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Brandon Graham says this goodbye is permanent. Speaking at the Eagles' Breakfast with the Birds charity event Tuesday, the veteran defensive end said he is "officially done" playing football, per NBC10 Philadelphia's Rob Kuestner.
Rob Kuestner (@rkuestnernbc10): At today's Breakfast with the Birds @brandongraham55 says he's "officially done"
Graham's first retirement lasted less than a year. He stepped away in February 2025 after Philadelphia's Super Bowl LIX victory in New Orleans, then rejoined the club last October and appeared in 10 games for one more run.
The 2010 first-round pick spent his entire career with the Eagles, setting a franchise record with 215 regular-season appearances. He finished with 495 tackles, 79.5 sacks, 23 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries, adding 21 tackles and 5.5 sacks across 13 playoff games that spanned both of the franchise's Super Bowl championships.
His legacy is anchored by the moment that turned Super Bowl LII: a strip-sack of Tom Brady late in the fourth quarter that all but clinched the Eagles' first Super Bowl title.