Brandon Graham is cashing in his chips for an Eagles Super Bowl repeat
Some voices are different. Those of you who are older probably remember those E.F. Hutton commercials. You remember... When he talked, people listened. Certain voices ring louder in the Philadelphia Eagles locker room, too. Troy Vincent... He was almost as powerful as Andy Reid was. No one should be shocked that he's now the NFL's executive vice president of football operations.
Over time, Philadelphia's locker room has birthed a few other legendary leaders: Jalen Hurts and, before that, Brian Dawkins, Malcom Jenkins, and Brandon Graham. Graham has enjoyed quite the victory lap since winning his second Super Bowl to place the exclamation point at the end of his legendary career.
He threw jabs at the New York Giants at Fanatics Fest. Then, he informed everyone that his Birds don't fear the Washington Commanders and an overweight Deebo Samuel. His latest diatribe hits closer to home. He's pushing his chips to the center of the table for a possible Eagles Super Bowl repeat.
"I really do feel like they going back again." Those were Graham's words on one of the newer episodes of Gallen of Questions.
"We got to address things that pop up in the season. That happened this year, and we addressed it and we moved on. And we stayed focused on what the goal was, but you got to make sure they have the leaders in that room, which I know they do. Why it can't be them to do it again? That's how I feel."
Graham is one of three Eagles who played for Andy Reid, Chip Kelly, Doug Pederson, and Nick Sirianni. Fletcher Cox and Jason Kelce are the other two.
Graham is one of two Eagles who have won two Vince Lombardi Trophies. Lane Johnson is the other one. If Graham is right, Johnson will be the first to hoist a third.
"I already love how coach [Nick] Sirianni is talking about perfume, where it smells great, but don't drink it, it's poison. And winning? We won the Super Bowl, it's great. But to think that you're going to do it again without working like you did, that's a poisonous mindset. I love where he went with it, and I think they'll do good with that message."
Head coach Nick Sirianni is never short of a few catchphrases and metaphors, but the 'perfume vs. poison' thing may be his most brilliant. Philadelphia has the tools to repeat as champs, but the task of doing so won't be easy.
If Graham is right, expect the party of a millennium. Can you believe it? Once upon a time, we were still waiting on that first Super Bowl.
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