Bowen: The Eagles must replace the irreplaceable; from his first day here, Brandon Graham has been relentless

The first time I met Brandon Graham, he shook my hand.
This wasn’t some great distinction; at the press conference introducing the Eagles’ 2010 first-round draft choice, Graham shook everyone’s hand. There were several dozen reporters clustered around, but Graham, a broad-chested, kind of stubby-looking pass rusher from Michigan, was undeterred.
“Gee, how nice of that kid,” we thought.
And then, the next time we saw him, he did it again.
And again.
Finally, I think someone told Graham he really didn’t have to greet every one of us individually, just answering our questions would suffice. There was never a problem in that regard. If you entered the Eagles locker room before or after a practic...