EAGLES GAME NOTES

55 DE | BRANDON GRAHAM
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VITALS
Height: 6-2
Weight: 265
Date Of Birth: April 3, 1988
Hometown: Detroit, MI
HS: Crocket Vocational Technical (Detroit, MI)
College: Michigan
NFL Experience: 7th Year
Draft Pick: D1-10 (13th
overall) by Philadelphia
2016
EAGLES LEADERS
SACKS
1. Brandon Graham 5.0
2t. Connor Barwin 4.0
Fletcher Cox 4.0
TACKLES FOR LOSS
1. Brandon Graham 9
2. Fletcher Cox 8
QB HURRIES
1. Brandon Graham 24
2. Fletcher Cox 15
FORCED FUMBLES
1. Brandon Graham 2
NFL REGULAR-SEASON
FORCED FUMBLES
SINCE 2014
1. Jamie Collins (Cle/NE) 11
2t. Lavonte David (TB) 10
Robert Quinn (LA) 10
Cameron Wake (Mia) 10
5t. Brandon Graham (Phi) 9
Chandler Jones (Ari/NE) 9
THREE-STEP DROP
If he could play another sport what team/position: Pitcher, Detroit Tigers
Bucket list: Drive a NASCAR car post-playing career
First jersey: Dave Bing, Detroit Pistons
First job: Working the grill at McDonalds
Favorite Halloween costume: Batman, when he was 10
Favorite book: New Money: Staying Rich by Phillip Buchanon
Favorite movie: Equalizer
Favorite quote: “Those who stay, will be champions.” - Bo Schembechler
He’s always been a good rusher. He’s
compact; he’s strong; he plays with
great effort. He’s a tough guy and he’s
one of our tempo setters up front and
for our whole team.
”
-Eagles Defensive Coordinator Jim Schwartz
Originally a first-round draft choice of the Eagles in
2010, Brandon Graham began his career as a defensive
end, made the transition to outside linebacker in 2013
and returned to his original position in 2016. Graham
signed a four-year deal during the 2015 offseason and
set new career highs in 2015 with 6.5 sacks and 63
tackles.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Has compiled 28.5 sacks in his career, which is the
17th-highest total in Eagles history
• His nine forced fumbles dating back to 2014 tie for
the fifth most in the NFL over that span
2016 HIGHLIGHTS
• Through Week 12, leads the Eagles in sacks (5.0),
TFLs (9), QB Hurries (24) and forced fumbles (2)
• Tied a season high with six tackles vs. GB (11/28)
• Notched his fifth sack of the season when he
dropped Falcons QB Matt Ryan for a 6-yard loss in
the second quarter of a win vs. Atl. (11/13)
• Recorded six tackles (four solo), including one for a
loss, five quarterback pressures and his first pass
defensed of the season at Dal. (10/30)
• Was a disruptive force throughout the team’s Week
7 win vs. Min. (10/23), recording three tackles, six
QB hurries and a strip-sack of Vikings QB Sam
Bradford
• Tallied a season-high six tackles (five solo),
including two for a loss, at Det. (10/9)
• Registered a sack for the third-consecutive game
when he took down Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger
in the fourth quarter of a 34-3 win vs. Pit. (9/25). With
the sack of Roethlisberger, became the first Eagle
to record a sack in each of the first three games of
a season since Jason Babin, Trent Cole and Cullen
Jenkins did so in 2011. Also recorded four tackles
in the contest and recovered a Roethlisberger
fumble late in the third quarter. Four plays after the
turnover, the Eagles offense scored a touchdown to
give Philadelphia a 34-3 lead
• Logged his second sack of the season when he took
down Bears QB Jay Cutler at Chi. (9/19). Added four
solo tackles, including two tackles for loss
• Recorded three tackles and a strip-sack of Browns
QB Robert Griffin III in Week 1 vs. Cle. (9/11)
BIRDSEED
• Names his mother, Tasha Graham, as being the
most influential person in his life. A cancer survivor,
Tasha was diagnosed with leukemia at a young age.
She spent most of her life working at a Chrysler
auto plant to support Brandon and his three sisters.
Recalled Tasha, “The doctors told me I would never
be able to have kids, so I cherish them because
of that. When I was working at Chrysler, working
hard, trying to make ends meet, it was for them and
Brandon saw that.”