The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms on a three-year extension with defensive end Brandon Graham, the team announced on Friday.
The new deal, which will keep Graham with the Eagles through the 2021 season, is reportedly worth $40 million, a source tells ESPN’s Tim McManus.
The Eagles and Graham had been negotiating since last offseason, but had been unable to get on the same page.
Talks heated up over the last couple days at the NFL’s scouting combine in Indianapolis while the looming start of free agency created a greater sense of urgency to get things done.
Graham played through a high-ankle sprain during the 2017 postseason and became a hero of Super Bowl LII with a late strip sack of Tom Brady that helped the Philadelphia Eagles secure their first Super Bowl title.
He ended up needing surgery on that ankle and was not at full form for much of the 2018 season, finishing with just four sacks. He had 9.5 sacks in 2017.
Graham, who will turn 31 in April and is known for his durability, has missed just one game since the start of the 2012 season.
The 13th overall pick out of Michigan in the 2010 draft, Graham got off to a slow start due to injury and was initially labeled a bust. He went on to record 42.5 sacks with the Eagles.