Eagles edge rusher Brandon Graham, who doesn’t yet know if he’ll play in Super Bowl LIX, practiced with limitations on Thursday for the first time since tearing his triceps in late November. It was the first step of what he called a “day-by-day” plan to see if he’ll be healthy enough to play in what could very well be the 15-year veteran’s final game before retirement.
“Whatever I gotta do to get ready for this one game, I feel like I can do it,” Graham said.
Graham tore his triceps against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 12, and the injury was initially considered to be season-ending. Indeed, if Graham had stuck to his original recovery timeline, it would’ve been. Graham said he’s two months into what he was told would be a four-month recovery timeline. By opening his 21-day practice window, the Eagles kickstarted a process that carries the risk of a potential re-tear.
“I’m the one that wants to take the risk,” Graham said. “… I know the risk. But the reward will be so much sweeter. You know, to go out there and be able to help the team. Then, we go out there and get a win and get that ring, it’ll be all worth it.”
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Eagles open practice window for DE Brandon Graham ahead of Super Bowl: ‘I know the risk’
