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Eagles Officially Place Brandon Graham On Reserve/Retired List

The veteran called it a career back in March, but the Eagles didn't file the paperwork until June 2 for salary-cap purposes.
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Jalen Hurts joined Brandon Graham at his retirement press conference on March 18, 2025.
Jalen Hurts joined Brandon Graham at his retirement press conference on March 18, 2025. | Ed Kracz/Eagles on SI

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PHILADELPHIA - Brandon Graham announced his retirement back in March after a brilliant 15-year career, but the star defensive end technically remained on the Eagles’ 90-man offseason roster until Tuesday, when the team officially placed the legendary difference-maker on the NFL’s reserves/retired list.

The Eagles waited to file the paperwork on Graham until post-June 1 so they could split the remaining dead money on his contract, which is right around $9 million, over both the 2025 and 2026 seasons.

Filing the paperwork immediately in March would have accelerated the entire number onto the books in 2025. Philadelphia also picked up a nominal $1.25M in cap space this season by the sleight of hand.

Graham’s spot on the offseason 90-man roster was filled by undrafted rookie offensive lineman Marcus Tate earlier in the Day.

Tate is a Clemson product with guard/tackle versatility who participated in the Eagles’ rookie minicamp as a tryout player earlier this spring.

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JOHN MCMULLEN

John McMullen is a veteran reporter who has covered the NFL for over two decades. The current NFL insider for JAKIB Media, John is the former NFL Editor for The Sports Network where his syndicated column was featured in over 200 outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Miami Herald. He was also the national NFL columnist for Today's Pigskin as well as FanRag Sports. McMullen has covered the Eagles on a daily basis since 2016, first for ESPN South Jersey and now for Eagles Today on SI.com's FanNation. You can listen to John, alongside legendary sports-talk host Jody McDonald every morning from 8-10 on ‘Birds 365,” streaming live on YouTube.com. John is also the host of his own show "Extending the Play" on AM1490 in South Jersey and part of 6ABC.com's live postgame show after every Eagles game. You can reach him at jmcmullen44@gmail.com or on Twitter @JFMcMullen

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