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Eagles DE Brandon Graham retires after 15 seasons
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Brandon Graham is retiring after 15 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles , he announced in a Tuesday news conference.
"I gave everything I had in this, and I don't have no regrets," Graham told reporters .
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The Eagles congratulated Graham on his retirement with a social media post shortly after his announcement.
"One of the best to ever wear the midnight green," the Eagles wrote . 'Thank you for 15 incredible seasons, Brandon Graham ."
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Graham was a first-round pick by the Eagles in the 2010 NFL draft and spent his entire 15-season career in Philadelphia. The Michigan product played 206 career regular-season games with 106 starts and totaled 76.5 regular-season sacks, good for the third-most in Eagles history behind only Reggie White (124) and Trent Cole (85.5).
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Graham won two Super Bowls with the Eagles. He notably strip-sacked Tom Brady in the Eagles' 41-33 Super Bowl 52 win over the New England Patriots while logging a single tackle in Philadelphia's 40-22 Super Bowl 59 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs .
Graham, 36, returned early from a torn triceps he suffered in Week 12 to play in Super Bowl 59. That ended up being his last-ever NFL game.
The Eagles already lost defensive linemen Milton Williams and Josh Sweat in free agency. They will need to further replenish their depth with Graham's career over.
Only four active NFL players remain in the league from the 2010 NFL draft after Graham's retirement: Trent Williams , Kareem Jackson , Jerry Hughes and Linval Joseph .
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Brandon Graham retires; Eagles DE played 15 NFL seasons
