Brandon Graham cleared to practice as possible Super Bowl comeback looms
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 12: Brandon Graham #55 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates after the Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers 22-10 during the NFC Wild Card Playoff at Lincoln Financial Field on January 12, 2025 in Philadelphia, Penns
PHILADELPHIA - Brandon Graham, one of the few remaining players from the Eagles Super Bowl winning team, was cleared to practice on Thursday.
The Eagles reported on social media that they opened the practice windows for the 36-year-old defensive end.
Graham has not played this year after he tore his triceps late last year, forcing the veteran to remain sidelined for the entire 2024 season.
What we know:
Graham's return to practice lines up with reports earlier this week that the 36-year-old defensive end was eyeing a possible return for the Super Bowl.
The Eagles announced Thursday on social media that they have opened the practice window for Graham, meaning he could see action before Super Bowl Sunday.
Graham tore his triceps against the Los Angeles Rams late last season, an injury that forced him to miss the remainder of that season and all of the 2024 campaign.
"We'll see if it's a possibility," Graham told InsidetheBirds' reporter Andrew DiCecco following the Birds NFC Championship win. "I've been working man, but we'll see."
The backstory:
Brandon Graham is one of the only remaining holdovers from the Eagles championship team that downed the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII.
Graham all but sealed the Eagles win with a strip sack of Tom Brady in the closing minutes of the game, a play that has gone down in Eagles franchise history.
The Eagles drafted Graham 13 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft out of the University of Michigan. He's gone on to play the most games in Eagles history with 206.