After yesterday's flurry of news on the Eagles front including the addition of Byron Maxwell and Frank Gore. While fans are still dealing with the departure of Jeremy Maclin and LeSean McCoy, it looks like the Eagles will be retaining a big piece of their defense in linebacker, Brandon Graham.
The #Eagles signed Brandon Graham to a 4-year deal worth $26M, source said. He gets $14M guaranteed
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 9, 2015
97.5 The Fanatic's Tim McManus was the first to report that Graham and the Eagles had agreed to a deal. Earlier on today, McManus also mentioned that it was down to the Eagles or the Giants as destinations for the 26-year-old.
Graham had his best year as a member of the Eagles this season, tallying 5.5 sacks, four forced fumbled and 35 tackles. He was also second on the team with 13.5 tackles for a loss.
As of right now, the Eagles starting linebackers look to be a combination of Graham, Kiko Alonso, Mychal Kendricks and Connor Barwin.
Shortly after the news broke, Graham took to Twitter, clearly excited to be staying with the Eagles.
Happy to be back family! #Eagles
— Brandon Graham (@brandongraham55) March 9, 2015
Pro Football Focus points out that over 189 snaps against the run, Graham recorded 17 run stops, leading to a Run Stop Percentage of 9.0%, the fourth-best among 3-4 outside linebackers.
