The Philadelphia Eagles are getting some help on the defensive side of the football for Super Bowl LIX.
Super Bowl LIX: Brandon Graham officially active for Eagles
The Eagles will have Brandon Graham back for Super Bowl LIX
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The Eagles announced their game-day roster for the Super Bowl on Sunday, and pass rusher Brandon Graham is officially active. That will give the Philadelphia defense another big presence up front, a pass rusher with experience getting pressure on opposing passers in the big game:
On Saturday Philadelphia announced that they were activating defensive lineman Brandon Graham for Super Bowl LIX. Graham has been on Injured Reserve since Week 12 when he tore his triceps.
The Eagles opened the practice window for Graham a few days following the NFC Championship Game.
Graham has spent his entire 15-year career in Philadelphia since being drafted by the team in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Before his injury he appeared in 11 games for the Eagles, recording 3.5 sacks. He last played for the Eagles back in November, in a win over the Los Angeles Rams. He notched a sack in that game of Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, coming on this play:
Graham is also known for one of the biggest plays in Eagles’ history, his strip-sack of Tom Brady in Super Bowl LII that helped seal the win for Philadelphia:
A return to action for Super Bowl LIX, and a similar play against Patrick Mahomes, would be a storybook ending for the longest-tenured player in Eagles history.
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