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Spadaro: No Bye Week for Brandon Graham, who eyes his debut in Green Bay

Graham has already had an impact with his young teammates in the defensive end/EDGE room, telling them to just keep pushing forward, keep blocking out the noise, and playing their best football. On Sunday, the Eagles recorded a season-high five quarterback sacks as Jaylx Hunt, Joshua Uche, and Patrick Johnson swarmed the Giants in the passing game and in the run game.

It was a total defensive effort and Graham expects it to continue to improve.

"This is just the start," he said. "We had a little bit of a roller coaster to start the season, just like last year. Green Bay, it's going to be a great atmosphere and we're going to be there and just having fun and playing with energy."

What role Graham plays remains to be seen. The Eagles had just three true EDGE players available on Sunday – Hunt, Uche, and Johnson – and used rookie linebacker Jihaad Campbell in that role for some snaps as well. Nolan Smith, on Injured Reserve since September 24 with a triceps injury, has missed the last five games and is eligible to have his practice window opened.

Added depth for the EDGE is on the horizon.

"Everyone just needs to keep working hard and we'll see what happens," Graham said. "I just know it is going to be an amazing experience to be on the road again, being in position to win a lot of football games. That happens if we all work together and keep each other in mind and that's the message I'm spreading. It's good. Been going real good. I'm enjoying every minute of this."

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