Brandon Graham is going out a champion.
The fifteen-year NFL veteran, who spent his entire career with the Eagles, has retired. He capped his career by returning from a torn triceps muscle to play in the Super Bowl LVIII win over the Chiefs.
A first-round pick in 2010, it took Graham several years to become a full-time starter. He made the game-sealing strip-sack of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in Super Bowl LII, and he remained with the team for seven more seasons.
Graham, who visited the ESPN set during the 2024 season, could be eyeing a future in the media, where plenty of players have crafted careers in both traditional and non-traditional ways.
He exits with 206 regular-season appearances, 106 regular-season starts, 76.5 sacks, and 22 forced fumbles.
Brandon Graham, one of the best and most popular players in Eagles history, will make an announcement at the team facility.
That usually means a player is announcing his retirement, although there was no official word from either Graham or the Eagles on the nature of his announcement. The announcement will be made at noon ET on Tuesday.
Graham is about to turn 37 years old and is not currently under contract, having played out his last contract with Super Bowl LIX. He also tore his triceps during that game, the second time he tore the same muscle during the season, which would be another reason he might decide it’s time to retire.
Graham said after the Super Bowl that he wasn’t prepared at the time to make any statements about his future, saying he needed time to talk things over with his wife.
If Graham does retire, he does so as one of the Eagles’ most accomplished players, the team’s record holder for most games played, a two-time Super Bowl winner and a player who left it all on the field, right down to toughing out a bad injury to earn one more ring.
Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson has agreed to a one-year contract extension through 2027, the team announced Monday.
Johnson adds $8 million over the next two years and an additional $30 million in guarantees, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Johnson now will earn $48 million over the next two years, including $40 million guaranteed, per Schefter.
Before his extension, Johnson’s $20 million annual average ranked second among right tackles. He has earned more than $141 million in his career.
Johnson, who turns 35 in May, has started 158 games since he arrived in Philadelphia as a first-round pick in 2013, playing 10,355 snaps.
He has made six Pro Bowls and twice has earned first-team All-Pro.
The Eagles are bringing in a defensive piece from a division rival.
Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Philadelphia is signing linebacker Azeez Ojulari to a one-year deal worth $4 million.
Ojulari, 24, just completed his rookie contract with the Giants.
He was No. 49 on PFT’s list of the top 100 free agents of 2025.
A second-round pick in 2021, Ojulari appeared in 46 games with 30 starts in his first four seasons. He has recorded 22.0 sacks with 21 tackles for loss and 37 quarterback hits in his career.
In 2024, Ojulari tallied 6.0 sacks with seven TFLs and 10 QB hits in 11 games with five starts. He was on the field for 58 percent of defensive snaps and 12 percent of special teams snaps in games played.
After four years with the Jets, offensive lineman Mekhi Becton was viewed as a major disappointment: The 11th overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, Becton missed more games than he played and never developed into the franchise left tackle the Jets wanted him to be.
Then last year Becton signed a one-year contract with the Eagles, moved to guard, and played well enough that last week the Chargers signed him to a two-year, $20 million contract. On his way out, Becton is thanking the Eagles for making him a better player.
“The standard we upheld and the way we showed up for each other every single day, that’s what made this past season the most fun I’ve ever had playing football, and it was all because of the guys in that locker room,” Becton wrote on social media. “To the offensive line, I couldn’t have asked for a better group of guys to go to battle with. Thank y’all for welcoming me in and for setting the standard for showing me what it truly means to prepare to fight through injuries, to push through the pain and to handle business at the highest level. I learned so much just from being around each of you.”
Becton singled out Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland as a man who has made a difference in his career.
“Coach Jeff Stoutland, thank you,” Becton wrote. “From Day One you believed in me, even before I fully believed in myself, you saw something in me, challenged me and pushed me to reach a level I never knew I had. You made me a better player but more importantly, a better man.”
The Eagles helped Becton grow into a better version of himself than the Jets ever saw, and he helped them win a Super Bowl. And the Chargers now stand to benefit.
Parris Campbell is headed to Dallas, the Cowboys announced Saturday.
The deal is for one year, per multiple reports.
The Cowboys will be the fourth team for Campbell in the past four seasons, his third in the NFC East. He spent 2023 with the Giants and 2024 with the Eagles.
He played five games with the Super Bowl LIX champions, catching six passes for 30 yards and a touchdown. Campbell saw action on 140 offensive snaps and nine on special teams.
Campbell, 27, entered the NFL as a second-round pick of the Colts in 2019. In his four years with the Colts, he caught 97 passes for 983 yards and five touchdowns.
Campbell’s best season came in 2022 with the Colts where he was the team’s second leading receiver with 63 receptions for 623 yards and three touchdowns.
In his career, Campbell has 123 receptions for 1,117 yards and six touchdowns in 49 games.
He becomes the most experienced wide receiver on the Cowboys’ roster ahead of CeeDee Lamb by one year. He’ll be the second oldest at the position behind KaVontae Turpin (28).
Late Friday night, the Chargers announced that veteran offensive lineman Mekhi Becton signed a contract with the team. Details were scarce.
On Saturday morning, NFL Media reported that it’s a two-year, $20 million deal.
It’s good, not great. It’s probably better than anyone would have expected him to get this year, after four seasons with the Jets that didn’t live up to his draft pedigree as the eleventh overall selection in 2020.
The full details aren’t yet known. It could be a one-year deal with an option on the second.
Regardless, Becton did enough in 2024 to get a solid (not spectacular) contract for 2025, and maybe for 2026.
When running back AJ Dillon was considering his options in free agency, the opportunity to run behind the Eagles’ offensive line was a major draw that led him to sign with Philadelphia.
“If you’re a football fan, you know about the Eagles’ offensive line, and so I’m definitely excited to meet them first, and then get out there and compete with those guys, run behind them, earn their trust,” Dillon said. “I’m excited about the opportunity the Eagles have given me, excited to be here, I know the Philly fans are awesome.”
Dillon understands that he won’t be a No. 1 back as long as he’s teammates with Saquon Barkley, but he’s ready for whatever the Eagles ask him to do.
“I’m just excited to go out there every time, make the most out of every opportunity,” Dillon said.
Dillon, who has spent his entire career until now in Green Bay, missed the entire 2024 season with a neck injury. But he said all the medical evaluations he has had have told him he’ll be good to go for 2025.
“Got all the green lights,” Dillon said. “I’m feeling good.”
Most of the top free agents signed early. As the first week of free agency ends, one of the top unsigned players has a new home.
The Chargers have announced that former Eagles guard Mekhi Becton has signed with L.A.
The eleventh overall pick in the 2020 draft, Becton’s time with the Jets was underwhelming — largely due to injury. He signed a one-year deal with the Eagles last year, after playing out his rookie contract. (The Jets didn’t pick up his fifth-year option.)
It’s reportedly a two-year deal. No other terms have been disclosed.
Becton started his career as a tackle. The Eagles moved him to right guard in 2024, and he quickly meshed with the best offensive line in the league.
The Eagles have signed returner Avery Williams to a one-year deal, his agency, Aura Sports Group, announced.
Williams, 26, played all 17 games for the Falcons last season, seeing action on 10 offensive snaps and 364 on special teams. He returned 20 punts for a 9.3-yard average and 15 kickoffs for a 27.2-yard average and made six tackles.
The Falcons drafted Williams in the fifth round in 2021, and he spent his first four seasons in Atlanta. He began his career as a cornerback before switching to running back his second season.
In his career, he has averaged 10.9 yards on 58 punts returns and 22.4 yards on 54 kickoff returns and has made 31 tackles.
Kenneth Gainwell and Isaiah Rodgers, who had 26 of the team’s 33 kickoff returns last season, left in free agency. Cooper DeJean returned 21 of the team’s 28 punts last season as a rookie but likely will focus on his duties as the nickel corner in 2025.
