Brandon Graham Retires After 15 NFL Seasons; Won 2 Super Bowls with Eagles

Brandon Graham is ending his NFL career on the highest of high notes after helping the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl 59.

At a press conference on Tuesday, Graham announced he is retiring after spending his entire 15-year NFL career with the Eagles.

Graham, whose 2024 season was thought to be over due to a torn triceps suffered in a Week 12 win over the Los Angeles Rams, was activated off injured reserve for the Super Bowl.

The 36-year-old played 13 snaps in the 40-22 victory over the Chiefs. He said coming into the season that 2024 was going to be his final year, but seemed to keep the door open for next season after the Super Bowl.

Several of Graham's current and former Eagles teammates showed up to support him, including Fletcher Cox and Jalen Hurts.

The Eagles thanked Graham for all that he brought to the organization over the past 15 seasons, including a statement from team owner Jeffrey Lurie.

Graham is the Eagles' all-time leader in games played at 206. The players directly behind him at No. 2 and 3 are Jason Kelce (193) and Fletcher Cox (188), who both retired last year.

That trio was drafted in consecutive years, starting with Graham in 2010, Kelce in 2011 and Cox in 2012. They helped form the foundation of the team that led the Eagles to their first Super Bowl title in 2017.

Graham forever became a Philadelphia sports icon on Feb. 4, 2018. His strip sack of Tom Brady late in the fourth quarter helped seal the Eagles' 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots.

Selected with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2010 draft, Graham didn't become a full-time starter until his sixth season. He was named to the All-Pro second team in 2016 and led the team with 9.5 sacks during their Super Bowl year in 2017.

Graham ranks third all-time in franchise history with 76.5 career sacks. There's been a spot reserved in the Eagles' Hall of Fame for Graham for years whenever his career ended and the team could put together a proper ceremony to honor his contributions to the organization.

It shouldn't take long for them to arrange things now that Graham has officially decided to walk away after a storied 15-year career.