PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandon Graham had truly retired on top . The longest-tenured Eagles player made a valiant return from a torn triceps to play in the Super Bowl and hoisted the Lombardi Trophy for the second time in his career after they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs.

His post-retirement tour traversed all through the Delaware Valley. Graham threw out a first pitch , popped up at autograph signings at card stores, shilled his hard tea at wine superstores, raised money for charitable causes, made personal appearances, hit radio spots and even hosted his own podcast.

Yet the perks of retirement never outweighed the pull of giving football one more shot for the Eagles.

So Graham retired the idea of that perfect goodbye. With the Eagles thin in pass rushers because of injuries and

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