The Philadelphia Eagles opened the apply window Thursday for defensive finish Brandon Graham and tight finish CJ Uzomah.
Graham, a group captain in his fifteenth season with the Eagles, was positioned on injured reserve on Nov. 26 after tearing a triceps muscle in a Week 12 win towards the Los Angeles Rams.
Graham, 36, had held out hope that he may return if Philadelphia made it to Tremendous Bowl LIX, the place the Eagles will face the two-time defending champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in New Orleans on Feb. 9.
He informed his WIP radio present on Monday that he is taking issues “sooner or later at a time” forward of the Tremendous Bowl LVII rematch.
“I am simply excited to be right here, excited for this group, excited for this second,” he stated.
Graham is the Eagles’ all-time chief with 206 video games performed and ranks third in franchise historical past with 76.5 sacks. He tallied 3.5 sacks, seven quarterback hits and 20 tackles in 11 video games (one begin) this season.
He was one of many heroes of Philadelphia’s 41-33 win towards the New England Patriots in Tremendous Bowl LII, recording a strip-sack of Tom Brady late within the fourth quarter to assist clinch the franchise’s first Lombardi Trophy.
Uzomah, 32, landed on IR on Jan. 1 with an belly harm sustained in a Week 17 win over the Dallas Cowboys. He performed in seven video games for the Eagles this season however didn’t catch a cross.
Uzomah has 192 receptions for 1,881 yards and 16 touchdowns in 113 video games (85 begins) for the Cincinnati Bengals (2015-21), New York Jets (2022-23) and Eagles.
The Eagles additionally made a transfer with their apply squad on Thursday, signing working again Lew Nichols and releasing tight finish Nick Muse.
–Area Stage Media