National Football League

Eagles GM weighs in on report that DE Brandon Graham is planning a holdout

Published May. 11, 2017 10:47 a.m. ET

Dan Graf

One day after there were conflicting reports as to whether Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham will hold out during organized team activities later this month, the team’s GM addressed the situation in a Thursday interview with PFT Live.

Philly.com cited NFL sources that said Graham, a second-team All-Pro last season with 5.5 sacks, has stopped attending workouts and is expected to skip OTAs and possibly a mandatory June minicamp if the Eagles don’t renegotiate his contract. CBSSports.com had a different take.

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“This media-on-media crime, I just like being a bystander to it. It’s kind of fun to watch,” Roseman told PFT Live. “I may have a rooting interest in who I’m rooting for.”

“That’s a better question for him. I don’t talk about contracts of our players. Those are personal. … I would say every day that Brandon’s been in here, and the only days he hasn’t been in here are the last couple, he’s had tremendous attitude, tremendous work ethic, and all our conversations with him have been tremendously positive.”