Eagles Brandon Graham Shares A Compelling Argument On Patrick Mahomes’ Super Bowl LVII Injury
Even though Super Bowl LVII was over about five months ago, Brandon Graham still can’t stop talking about it.
Last season’s Super Bowl matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs ended in a crushing 35-38 loss for the Philadelphia Eagles. Despite the fact that the game was played more than four months ago, the players’ recollections of the defeat are still raw since it prevented the Eagles from winning what would have been their second-ever Super Bowl.
Eagles Brandon Graham Shares A Compelling Argument On Patrick Mahomes’ Super Bowl LVII Injury
The quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes, guided his team to victory in the matchup at hand despite not being at his peak following an ankle injury sustained during their divisional playoff triumph against the Jacksonville Jaguars. As uncertainty persisted over the 27-year-old’s availability throughout the crucial portion of the season, the injury emerged as a major talking topic throughout the postseason.
“That [Chiefs] offensive line, they got blessed.”
-Brandon Graham on the field conditions in Super Bowl LVII
— Philadelphia Eagles Central (@pheaglescentral) June 27, 2023
Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham recently made many comments on the Derrick Gunn and Rob Ellis-hosted JAKIB Sports program Sports Take. One of them was Philadelphia’s heartbreaking Super Bowl loss in February, when the Eagles scored 35 points but eventually fell short. On the other side of the field, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was an efficient 21-for-27 with 182 passing yards and three touchdowns. He also ran the ball six times for 44 yards on a high-ankle sprain, winning his second Super Bowl MVP in the process.
Do you agree with Brandon Graham regarding the poor field conditions during the Super Bowl?
“You need that traction to be able to get off the block and we were slipping a lot, I don’t make excuses.
I’m telling you that O-line, they got blessed, I’ll say that”@Eagles pic.twitter.com/cK5n1zNYIO— David (@PHLEagleNews) June 27, 2023
“(Patrick) went in there on the sideline, and he seems injured. We need to find him, so grab him. And as he emerged, you could see how tough he is, yet the young man behaved well. He certainly made a grimace as though he were in pain.
A LITTLE SORE: #Eagles pass rusher Brandon Graham on #Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes's ankle injury in the Super Bowl;
“You can tell how tough he is man, but that boy acted good.”
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) June 29, 2023
Mahomes cautiously hobbled toward the sideline after the tackle. His terrible anguish was captured on tape as trainers examined his ankle. He then came back into the game to help the Eagles end the first half and begin the second.
Graham also touched on the difficult playing circumstances, highlighting how they limited the pass-rushers’ capacity to produce game-changing plays. He specifically mentioned a missed opportunity when his teammate slipped while pressuring Mahomes, saying, “When I looked at the film, it was just like ‘Man, oh man. We’re going to get that on the get-back. That’s coming back.”
Brandon Graham told us on Sports Take that the #Chiefs got “blessed” to face the #Eagles on slippery conditions in the Super Bowl.#FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/ikBbIDP7rp
— JAKIB Sports (@JAKIBSports) June 27, 2023
Graham, in spite of the setback, refrained from offering any justifications and instead praised the Chiefs for their effort. He acknowledged that the playing ground circumstances were the same for both sides and praised their capacity for flexibility. “Credit to Kansas City, man. It’s all love. Them boys, they played too.”
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