Brandon Graham had his storybook ending.

He made it 15 seasons in the NFL, and all with the Eagles. He shed the draft bust label and persevered to steadily become one of the franchise's all-time greats, even through several major injuries. Then in the end, he went out a champion – a once thought impossible two-time Super Bowl champion – chasing down Patrick Mahomes and another ring all on his terms.

It was perfect. Graham's long-advertised farewell tour made its final stop atop the Art Museum steps at the end of a Super Bowl parade attended by millions of fans who have grown to adore him, and with the torch set to be handed off to the next generation of young Eagles pass rushers in Nolan Smith and Jalyx Hunt.

But the reality, as it turns out, was that Graham didn't want to close the boo

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