The Philadelphia Eagles misplaced a key piece of its top-ranked defence.
Defensive finish Brandon Graham suffered a torn triceps Sunday and shall be out for the remainder of the season, he introduced post-game.
Graham was in all places Sunday evening, registering a sack and residing within the backfield earlier than leaving with the harm. It is a devastating loss not solely as a result of he’s a frontrunner on the crew, however as a result of there’s hypothesis that the 15-year veteran — all 15 with the Eagles — plans to retire on the finish of the season.
“The operating again got here and chipped me, proper right here on my arm,” Graham defined from his locker. “I have been coping with my triceps anyhow simply from pushing folks, get somewhat tendonitis. However this time it was totally different, it hit me, it stung somewhat longer.”
If that is really it for the go rusher, it was one nice profession.
Along with his sack Sunday, the 36-year-old Graham now has the third most sacks in crew historical past with 76.5. A primary-round choose in 2010, he is the franchise chief in video games performed (206), made one Professional Bowl, was named crew captain six occasions and is a Tremendous Bowl champion.
“On the finish of the day, it’s what it’s. No sense of crying about it,” Graham mentioned. “Simply obtained to know that I put all the things into it. It damage, however I am telling you, I am gonna be higher from it.
“If I needed to exit like this, I gave it all the things I obtained.”
