With the Flyers trading Claude Giroux to the Florida Panthers on Saturday night, Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham is now officially the longest-tenured athlete in Philadelphia sports.
Giroux was drafted in 2006 and made his NFL debut in 2008. In case you somehow forgot, Graham joined the Eagles when they traded up to select him with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.
Early on, there was thought that Graham might be a bust. And even after he was able to shed that label, some still lamented the Eagles taking him instead of All-Pro safety Earl Thomas.