{"id":258201,"date":"2026-08-03T10:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/258201\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:48:13","slug":"former-falcons-de-taquon-graham-cut-by-philadelphia-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/258201\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Falcons DE Ta&#8217;Quon Graham cut by Philadelphia Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aug. 2, 2026, 4:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a data-autotag=\"c1b3a094-e294-4a77-b1b2-dbdbd5bfa2c5\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/philadelphia-eagles\/354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> waived former <a data-autotag=\"55e278ca-caf0-429b-8b4a-caeb78bff5ff\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/atlanta-falcons\/323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Falcons<\/a> defensive lineman Ta&#8217;Quon Graham on Sunday, ESPN&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Tim_McManus\/status\/2083993538107179015\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tim McManus<\/a> reported. Graham spent his first five NFL seasons in Atlanta (2021-2025) before signing with the Eagles as free agent back in March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The former fifth-round pick out of Texas appeared in 51 games (16 starts) for the Falcons, recording 88 tackles (38 solo), one sack, 13 QB hits and five tackles for loss. Atlanta&#8217;s roster was extremely thin, particularly on defense, when Graham was drafted in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The 27-year-old started nine games during his second season under former Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees, recording a career-high eight QB hits and 35 combined tackles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Eagles also signed former Falcons edge rusher Arnold Ebiketie in free agency. Ebiketie was a solid contributor but never developed into a consistent threat during his four seasons in Atlanta. The former second-round pick recorded 16.5 sacks and 41 QB hits over 67 games for the Falcons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Atlanta brought back a different member of last year&#8217;s defense on Thursday, signing veteran linebacker Josh Woods to the 90-man roster. We&#8217;ll have to wait and see if Graham is claimed. His familiarity with Jeff Ulbrich&#8217;s defense gives him a shot at returning to the team in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:6|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Falcons are off this Sunday but will return on Monday for their first fully padded practice at IBM Performance Field.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"http:\/\/thefalconswire.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/sports\/nfl\/falcons\/2026\/07\/31\/best-photos-from-atlanta-falcons-training-camp-practice\/91117912007\/\" data-t-l=\"\u2691g:l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - Falcons training camp: Best photos from opening practices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/91118014007-20260730-t-141146-z-2026438584-mt-1-usatoday-29478555-rtrmadp-3-nflatlantafalconstrainin.webp\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/a> <a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__lp gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"http:\/\/thefalconswire.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/sports\/nfl\/falcons\/2026\/07\/25\/falcons-rookie-draft-class-with-uniform-numbers\/91049344007\/\" data-t-l=\"\u2691g:l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - Falcons rookie draft class with uniform numbers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/90323957007-2277847206.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aug. 2, 2026, 4:30 p.m. ET The Philadelphia Eagles waived former Falcons defensive lineman Ta&#8217;Quon Graham on Sunday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258202,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[942,32970,69,71,70,109631,109632,109633,543,109636,32969,109634,11767,109637,2180,2173,2533,542,2525,2532,544,109635,535],"class_list":["post-258201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-accessfree","tag-ga","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-sourcefalcons-wire","tag-sstssportsnflfalcons","tag-sstsnfalcons","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagarnold-ebiketie","tag-tagatlanta","tag-tagatlanta-falcons","tag-tagespn-inc","tag-tagjosh-woods","tag-tagnational-sports","tag-tagnfl","tag-tagnfl-hub","tag-tagoverall-positive","tag-tagphiladelphia-eagles","tag-tagsmg-breaking-wire","tag-tagsports-news","tag-tagtaquon-graham","tag-typestory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258201\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}