Daily News | Brandon Graham’s impact off the field is best described by those whose lives he’s touched
Brandon Graham thought he was walking into a normal press conference, but quickly realized it was something else. There were few reporters, just the smiling faces of some of his people, and Derrick Gunn, the longtime Eagles reporter and host who has had aThis wasn’t a press conference. Instead, it was a celebration. Graham recognized the faces looking up at him.
Three-year-old Chase wasn’t feeling well and had been vomiting. Chase’s father, Chad, took him to an urgent care facility and then to a hospital, but Chase wasn’t responding well. His levels were dropping and he needed emergency attention. The Merriweathers were invited to an Eagles event, and Graham was there. That embrace, Chad said, changed a lot for Chase.
“Being a Black man, you look for positive role models that help exemplify what you want your children to aspire to be and how they carry themselves. BG is pretty high on the totem pole.”Joe Eitl wasn’t supposed to make it to his first birthday. He was born with Down syndrome and half a heart, and has had more than two dozen procedures.
That’s where Graham came in. The Eitls are “diehard” Eagles fans, Peg said, and Graham, especially after his Super Bowl heroics, is Joe’s favorite. The Eitls returned to Nashville and Joe was placed on the transplant list in early November. Two weeks later, his organs were available. But his surgery led to complications, and Joe ended up spending seven months in intensive care units, five in Nashville and the final two in Philadelphia after he was airlifted.“If you’re asking us to bet on Joe, I’m betting Joe is going to be around for a really long time,” Peg said.
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