One of the true OG’s in Philadelphia Eagles franchise history returned to the gridiron in Week 10, as Brandon Graham took to the tundra at Lambeau Field in what would be a grueling 10-7 triumph over the Green Bay Packers that went the way of the visiting Birds.
Graham, who is third in all-time franchise sacks (76.5) and first in games played (277), registered 10 snaps on the evening. Lining up at defensive end in a three-point stance on a four-man front, as well as EDGE, he exhibited that there’s gas left in the tank to burn.
After scratching his retirement plans and re-signing, the instrumental team leader ramped up in practice for two weeks. His season debut at Lambeau Field proved to be perfect timing, as it was the front seven who stole the show in a grind-it-out, actual game of inches affair.
The 16-year defensive stalwart and two-time Super Bowl Champion fired up the motor once again, knifing off the edge and into the backfield on a handful of pivotal plays.
On a crucial outside run down the stretch, Graham set the edge perfectly, barreling into the Green Bay backfield out wide to spin Josh Jacobs inside, where a flock of Birds defenders swallowed him up. A flash play for sure, but his positive presence delves far deeper.
While the snap count was relatively low, his impact was crystal clear. Graham’s positive presence has always been two-fold: Philadelphia figures to benefit from key plays out of number 55 as part of their Edge unit, and they will undoubtedly enjoy the return of a passionate leader amongst such an athletic and dynamic, albeit young, defensive group.
Back when there were rumblings that Graham might return, teammate Nakobe Dean lauded the possibility, stating, “the energy BG brings is unparalleled.”
And now with a spirited captain officially back in the fold, the collective energy level amid countless gang tackles and key stops was on full display versus Green Bay.
Alex Bregman already is one of the most talked-about stars available in free agency right now.
This was the case before he even opted out of his deal with the Boston Red Sox and has only picked up steam since. He’s a star coming off his best season in a few years. Plus, he helped get one of baseball’s storied franchises back to the playoffs. It’s a perfect storm for free agency. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that he has the most well-known agent out there in Scott Boras.
On Wednesday, Boras held a press conference where he discussed some of his clients. Unsurprisingly, Bregman was brought up and he had a clever coffee-themed response.
“I would certainly think that you know, like in Boston, we learned a lot about Bregman in 2025,” Boras said. “In Boston, prior to ’25, they had a lot of lineup do-not-holes and certainly, prior to ’25, Boston has been kind of a club that has been Dunkin’ well below the playoff line. I think it was a bad roast in Beantown. Give the owners credit, in ’25 they went out and spent some star-bucks to bring in a Bregman blend and got them to the playoffs. I’m sure Boston fans don’t want this to be just a cup of coffee. No one wants a Bregxit.”
All jokes aside, Boras isn’t wrong. Boston had a tough few years before bringing Bregman in. The Boston lineup was lefty-heavy and young and desperately needed a right-handed veteran with pop.
Bregman fit the description and more. The Red Sox handed him an aggressive $120 million deal for three seasons and really showed the league that they were willing to get back into the mix for star-level talent again.
Also, he’s not wrong about the fact that Boston fans likely don’t want the partnership to be short-lived. Now, it’s in the hands of the front office and agents. But, Boston made the right move by bringing Bregman in last offseason and it’s going to be a big topic over at least the next few weeks.