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Graham, Rodgers Exchange Some Words
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Posted: 4:10 p.m.
By Jordan Raanan
CSNPhilly.com Contributor
Brandon Graham has a dream. A dream that involves planting Aaron Rodgers on his backside on Sunday, more than once.
'I cant wait to whisper something in Aaron Rodgers ear…..SACK!!!!!!" Graham wrote on his Twitter account earlier in the week.
A little trash talk before his first NFL game. Brandon Graham is going to fit in perfectly in Philadelphia.
The Eagles' first-round pick will be especially popular in the Delaware Valley if he continues to impress as he did in training camp and in the preseason. He's going to be legendary if he fulfills his own dreams. Two to three sacks each game, 16 games each season, 10 or so years in the league … that's a lot of sacks.
"You just need to have some fun with it. You've got to dream about taking [Rodgers] down, so I'm just telling you what I'm dreaming," Graham said Wednesday afternoon. "I'm dreaming about taking him down two or three times and being a factor in the game, the whole game."
That would make a lot of people happy. The Eagles would be happy. Graham's partner on the other side of the line, Trent Cole, would be happy. New general manager Howie Roseman -- who traded up 11 spots to grab Graham -- would be happy. Eagles fans would be happy. Michigan fans would be happy.
And most of all, Graham would be happy his dream came true.
Rodgers probably wouldn't be so happy.
When told of Graham's tweet his initial response was, "What's he going to whisper in my ear?"
After being told "SACK!!!!" Rodgers in so many words told the Eagles' rookie to bring it on.
"Is he?" Rodgers responded. "I enjoy the banter back and forth. Always have. I enjoy going to a hostile environment. It just adds energy and electricity to the game. And Brandon's a really good player. He's going to be a really good player for a long time. I'm hopeful we'll be able to keep him off me and out of my ear."
Jordan Raanan has covered the Eagles for Metro Newspapers and then CSNPhilly.com since 2005. You can follow him on Twitter @jraanan or email him at jraanan@hotmail.com.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Posted: 4:10 p.m.
By Jordan Raanan
CSNPhilly.com Contributor
Brandon Graham has a dream. A dream that involves planting Aaron Rodgers on his backside on Sunday, more than once.
'I cant wait to whisper something in Aaron Rodgers ear…..SACK!!!!!!" Graham wrote on his Twitter account earlier in the week.
A little trash talk before his first NFL game. Brandon Graham is going to fit in perfectly in Philadelphia.
The Eagles' first-round pick will be especially popular in the Delaware Valley if he continues to impress as he did in training camp and in the preseason. He's going to be legendary if he fulfills his own dreams. Two to three sacks each game, 16 games each season, 10 or so years in the league … that's a lot of sacks.
"You just need to have some fun with it. You've got to dream about taking [Rodgers] down, so I'm just telling you what I'm dreaming," Graham said Wednesday afternoon. "I'm dreaming about taking him down two or three times and being a factor in the game, the whole game."
That would make a lot of people happy. The Eagles would be happy. Graham's partner on the other side of the line, Trent Cole, would be happy. New general manager Howie Roseman -- who traded up 11 spots to grab Graham -- would be happy. Eagles fans would be happy. Michigan fans would be happy.
And most of all, Graham would be happy his dream came true.
Rodgers probably wouldn't be so happy.
When told of Graham's tweet his initial response was, "What's he going to whisper in my ear?"
After being told "SACK!!!!" Rodgers in so many words told the Eagles' rookie to bring it on.
"Is he?" Rodgers responded. "I enjoy the banter back and forth. Always have. I enjoy going to a hostile environment. It just adds energy and electricity to the game. And Brandon's a really good player. He's going to be a really good player for a long time. I'm hopeful we'll be able to keep him off me and out of my ear."
Jordan Raanan has covered the Eagles for Metro Newspapers and then CSNPhilly.com since 2005. You can follow him on Twitter @jraanan or email him at jraanan@hotmail.com.
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