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Eagles DE Brandon Graham Trashes Cowboys Before Announcing NFL Draft Pick

Andy Nesbitt

Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham took a not-so-subtle shot at the Dallas Cowboys during the second round of the NFL draft.
Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham took a not-so-subtle shot at the Dallas Cowboys during the second round of the NFL draft. /

The Philadelphia Eagles traded up with the Washington Commanders on Friday to get the No. 40th pick in the NFL draft, and then one of their players had a good time announcing the selection.

In case you missed it, Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham took the stage in Detroit and then quickly went off script before announcing his team's selection in the second round.

He pumped up the Michigan Wolverines, where he played college football. He shouted out the Eagles, a team he's spent all 14 years of his career with. And then he trashed the Dallas Cowboys, saying, "Dallas sucks, all day."

Here's that moment:

You gotta love a heated rivalry like that one.

The Eagles, by the way, used that pick to select Iowa cornerback Cooper DeJean.

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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