Sources: Graham, Eagles finalizing deal to reunite

PHILADELPHIA -- Defensive extremity Brandon Graham has decided to travel retired of status and is finalizing a woody to rejoin the Philadelphia Eagles this week, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter connected Monday.

Graham, the longest-tenured subordinate successful franchise history, volition suit up for his 16th season. In a video posted to societal media, helium teased a peculiar announcement connected his podcast "Unblocked" astatine 9 a.m. Tuesday.

The determination comes connected the heels of Za'Darius Smith's sudden retirement past week. Smith led a depleted borderline radical with 1.5 sacks.

The Eagles came into the play with question marks astatine borderline rusher pursuing the departures of Graham and Josh Sweat. The presumption took a further deed erstwhile Nolan Smith Jr. was placed connected injured reserve past period with a triceps injury. Smith is expected to instrumentality aft Philadelphia's Week 9 bye.

Ogbo Okoronkwo was besides placed connected IR with a triceps wounded aft Philadelphia's Week 4 game.

Graham, 37, returned from a torn triceps musculus to play successful past season's Super Bowl and assistance the Eagles triumph their 2nd title successful what was thought to beryllium the last crippled of his NFL career.

"If helium were to travel back, hellhole yeah," near tackle Jordan Mailata said Sunday pursuing Philadelphia's triumph astatine Minnesota. "That's uncle close there, uncle OG. One of the astir important pieces we had getting a Super Bowl past year. I deliberation it would conscionable adhd extent and that pop."

Graham holds the Eagles' grounds for astir regular-season games played (206) and is 3rd successful franchise past with 76.5 vocation sacks. He made his lone Pro Bowl successful 2020 and recorded his archetypal double-digit sack run successful 2022, posting 11 takedowns.

Graham's portion sack of Tom Brady successful the closing moments of Super Bowl LII helped unafraid a constrictive triumph implicit the New England Patriots and delivered the archetypal Lombardi Trophy to Philadelphia.