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.

Brandon Graham is back and doing more than looking to stay in shape with intense cardio. Graham has said all the right things about taking his return one day at a time, but just 48 hours away from the team departing for New Orleans,