{"id":311921,"date":"2026-10-22T14:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T14:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/311921\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T14:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T14:04:07","slug":"brandon-graham-reacts-to-unprecedented-two-weeks-of-chaos-for-the-philadelphia-eagles-local-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/311921\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Graham reacts to unprecedented two weeks of ‘chaos’ for the Philadelphia Eagles | Local News"},"content":{"rendered":"

A year ago Wednesday, Brandon Graham officially came out of his first retirement with the Philadelphia Eagles.<\/a><\/p>\n

The defensive lineman returned to the roster some seven months after announcing his pro football career was over.<\/p>\n

So, the two-time Super Bowl champion knows nearly all the guys in the locker room who have gone through an unprecedented two weeks.<\/p>\n

Right tackle Lane Johnson, an all-time Eagles great, retired on Oct. 6, to focus on his mental health. A day later, fellow offensive lineman Cam Jurgens, a two-time Pro Bowler, was traded to the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all been topped by the news that quarterback Jalen Hurts is out for the season with blood clots.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s our big dogs,\u201d Graham said on Wednesday while at McCaskey\u2019s Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Stadium at the Barney Ewell Sports Complex for School District of Lancaster\u2019s \u201cTale\u201d-Gating at the Stadium event. \u201cI\u2019m praying for all of them because I know Cam, he definitely wanted to be here, but it\u2019s a business.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen Lane, you just hope that everything is OK with him. Nobody really talked to him, but we definitely are cherishing him because he does so much for us, and we just want to be there for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then of course, I want Jalen to be OK. I got to see him, got to talk with him, and he\u2019s in great spirits. He\u2019s a competitor. He\u2019s somebody that\u2019s taking this challenge to go out and try to make sure that he\u2019s back when that time comes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those setbacks have come while the Eagles, a team that went into the season with Super Bowl aspirations, goes into Monday night\u2019s game against Dallas at 2-4 following four straight losses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey just got to stay focused,\u201d Graham said. \u201cIf I was on the team, I gotta be one of the captains. I will have to go out tomorrow (Thursday), because practice starts tomorrow, and (teammates) want to see how I react to all the stuff that\u2019s going on. And it will be just like anything else. I gotta come to work. I gotta be professional, and then I gotta bring the energy because a lot of people want to feel bad for themselves, and you shouldn\u2019t because we all know that everybody has people in their space that\u2019s gonna help them and take care of them. But right now we got a game to win, and it\u2019s again Dallas. And you just gotta continue to keep moving forward one step at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Given everything that has transpired so far this season for the Eagles, Graham was asked if he still missed playing.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh yeah,\u201d he said. \u201cThese moments like this, this is where I feel I thrive the most because it\u2019s a lot of chaos going on. Now you\u2019re trying to problem solve and all this. And the only way I know is just putting one foot after the other and just keep walking and keep going.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd for those guys on the team, I just know we got a game this week. And you know, our prayers are out to all the people who are not around. Jalen, you know, I know he\u2019s gonna be watching to see what everybody does on Monday. And I hope them guys just continue to keep preparing and getting better every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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