He saw a window to return and took advice from former Eagles defensive tackle Hollis Thomas, who suffered the same injury Graham did back in 2008 with the New Orle

Before his injury in Los Angeles in November, Graham had reached 3.5 sacks on the season and was a fiend in run defense. His return as a defensive captain and longest-tenured Eagle in franchise history has been championed around the locker room.

Eagles second-year defensive end Jalen Carter, who played collegiately at Georgia, has 20 quarterback pressures in three postseason game. That ties him with Chris Jones of the Kansas City Chiefs and puts him just three behind former St. Louis and Los Angeles Ram Aaron Donald.