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Eagles DE Brandon Graham activated from PUP list, can begin practicing Monday

The Eagles activated their starting defensive end from the physically-unable-to-perform list, which means Graham will be on the active roster during the regular season.

In a huge fourth-quarter play, Brandon Graham knocks the ball out of Tom Brady's hand as defensive end Chris Long moves in. Derek Barnett recovered the fumble, and the Eagles went on to win Super Bowl LII.
In a huge fourth-quarter play, Brandon Graham knocks the ball out of Tom Brady's hand as defensive end Chris Long moves in. Derek Barnett recovered the fumble, and the Eagles went on to win Super Bowl LII.Read more / File Photograph

Brandon Graham is back. The Eagles activated their starting defensive end from the physically-unable-to-perform (PUP) list, which means Graham can begin practicing Monday and will be on the active roster during the regular season.

Graham has been out all summer while recovering from offseason ankle surgery. He said at the beginning of training camp that he intended to return by Week 1. Considering Graham hasn't practiced since Super Bowl week, it might be too soon for him to play in the third preseason game on Thursday. But this will put him on pace to play Sept. 6 against the Atlanta Falcons in the regular-season opener.

Graham, 30, is entering the final year of his contract. He has turned into one of the Eagles' most valuable players, and he became a part of Philadelphia history with a strip sack of Tom Brady in the Super Bowl that helped clinch the victory. He's expected to be atop the Eagles' defensive end rotation, as he was last season.

The Eagles still have wide receiver Alshon Jeffery and safety Chris Maragos on PUP, and defensive tackle Tim Jernigan on the non-football injury list. They can return to practice at any time before Sept. 1, when rosters will be reduced to 53 players. If they're placed on PUP/NFI to begin the season, they will not count against the 53-man roster, but they cannot return to practice/games until after Week 6.