Best tweets as Eagles lineman Brandon Brooks retires from NFL

Sometimes, when we reach the end of something, it’s easy to focus on just that… the ending, but as is the case with everything else, eventually, we look back. We think about the good times. Many of the narratives that have followed Brandon Brooks over his last two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles have revolved around injuries and how much money he’s been making despite the fact that he hasn’t been able to play, and that’s unfortunate.

Football has this way of reducing guys to Fantasy points and Madden ratings. We look at these guys like they’re gladiators, but they’re people. Their bones break. Their muscles weaken, and as is the case with every other person, they slow down when they get older.

Here are some of the best tweets as Brandon Brooks retires.

Brandon Brooks meant a ton to the Philadelphia Eagles, both on the field and off. He began his NFL journey with the Houston Texans, but make no mistake about it. He’s an Eagle through and through. As he spent about 40 minutes with members of the Philly media, he reflected on everything from his appreciation for Jeff Stoutland, Jason Peters, and Lane Johnson to his plans to attend business school.

Much of Eagles Twitter took some time to salute one of this team’s most beloved players. Here are a few of the highlights.

Brooks retires having been a member of this Eagles organization for six seasons. He appeared in 69 games and started every single one of them (those numbers include five playoff games). In his third playoff game, he helped Philly to its first Super Bowl win.

In 2017, he and his compadres along the offensive front won the Built Ford Tough Offensive Line of the Year Award. He made three straight Pro Bowls from 2017 to 2019.

Sure, as mentioned earlier, things may not have ended how fans, the Eagles organization, or Brooks wanted, but don’t ever question his ability.

From 2017 to 2018, he started all 32 regular-season games and those aforementioned five playoff games the Eagles were in. He only allowed one sack during that stretch. That should tell you everything that you need to know.