Eagles Star Makes Surprise Retirement Announcement

The Philadelphia Eagles enter the 2026 NFL season looking to build on another successful year. Philadelphia won the NFC East for the second consecutive season in 2025 before its playoff run ended with a wild card loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The Eagles will now turn their attention toward another postseason push. Philadelphia opens the 2026 season Sunday against the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field. With the roster set and Week 1 approaching, the focus has shifted toward what this team can accomplish after another offseason of changes. Advertisement One longtime Eagles figure had also spent the offseason weighing his future after returning for another run in 2025. Brandon Graham had previously indicated that the 2026 season could be his last. MORE: Cowboys, Chiefs not on surprising NFL top 10 list NFL: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham. Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Photo by Bill Streicher. Graham has now officially closed the book on his NFL career. The Eagles legend announced Tuesday morning that he is retiring after 16 NFL seasons, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia's John Clark. Graham made the announcement at a Jefferson Health event in Philadelphia. Advertisement The decision brings an end to a remarkable career that included a retirement announcement in March 2025 before Graham returned to Philadelphia during the 2025 season. He played nine regular-season games after coming back and also appeared in the Eagles' Wild Card loss to San Francisco. Graham was selected No. 13 overall by Philadelphia in the 2010 NFL Draft and spent his entire career with the Eagles. He became the franchise's all-time leader in games played and extended that record to 215 appearances during his 16th season. He also finished third in Eagles history with 79.5 sacks. The defensive end is a two-time Super Bowl champion and played a major role in Philadelphia's first championship of the Super Bowl era. His strip-sack of Tom Brady late in Super Bowl LII remains one of the most iconic plays in franchise history. Advertisement After 16 seasons, two Super Bowl victories and 215 regular season games in Philadelphia, Graham's NFL career is officially over.