Good Article on Graham

strato · 04-25-2010, 12:13 AM

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The muscles in Jimmy Graham’s sculpted neck and shoulders clench as his face gets darkly serious. As Graham sits in a restaurant roughly a mile from the University of Miami, where he played tight end last year after a four-year career there in basketball, he is getting ready to block.

Graham during the NFL scouting combine.

(Scott Boehm/Getty Images)
The memories of his mother’s mistreatment of him, that is.

“I laugh when people say, ‘Oh, he’s a basketball player, let’s see if he’s tough enough [for the NFL],’ ” Graham said following a workout last Thursday. Earlier in the day, Graham met with Cleveland Browns tight ends coach Steve Hagen, one of many NFL types to take interest in him of late. “They don’t understand what I’ve been through.”

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TE prospect adept at overcoming obstacles - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

FatCitySaint · 04-25-2010, 04:26 AM

HOLY CRAP!!!!! This kid is gonna be good!!!! You wait and see!!! What a freaking story!!! I love this guy now...lol...where do I get my JG jersey!!!

SaintGup · 04-25-2010, 06:00 AM

Wow! What an amazing story. I don't think there's anything this guy can't handle after what he has been through. He has come to the right Franchise because the fans will love this guy and make him feel so welcome. I love the Tight Ends we have but would like this kid to have a chance to show to the other franchises what they missed out on. Welcome to New Orleans Jimmy Graham.

SmashMouth · 04-25-2010, 07:52 AM

I think we found our very own tony gonzales ...

mighty12 · 04-25-2010, 08:31 AM

I like this kid. I didn't see anywhere where he blamed others. He didn't quit. Let's get him a ring for next year.

foreverfan · 04-25-2010, 08:40 AM

"There are strong indications Graham has the right temperament for football. As he likes to point out, he had more personal fouls than made baskets during his college hoops career.

In fact, it’s not real close. As a power forward who specialized in rebounding and defense, Graham channeled the spirit of Rick Mahorn and Bill Laimbeer, piling up 277 career fouls and 201 career baskets. At one point in a three-game span of his freshman year, Graham had 11 fouls in 30 minutes of game action."

Shockey is going to have to show him how to calm down. LOL

The best pick of the draft.

RockyMountainSaint · 04-25-2010, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by foreverfan

Shockey is going to have to show him how to calm down. LOL
The best pick of the draft.

Maybe not so much calm down as channeling the energy like JS does. Sounds like he might have a nasty streak on the field.

The Force is strong with this one.

QBREES9 · 04-25-2010, 02:47 PM

I still would have like Aaron Hernandez

04-25-2010, 12:13 AM	#1
strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	Good Article on Graham CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The muscles in Jimmy Graham’s sculpted neck and shoulders clench as his face gets darkly serious. As Graham sits in a restaurant roughly a mile from the University of Miami, where he played tight end last year after a four-year career there in basketball, he is getting ready to block. Graham during the NFL scouting combine. (Scott Boehm/Getty Images) The memories of his mother’s mistreatment of him, that is. “I laugh when people say, ‘Oh, he’s a basketball player, let’s see if he’s tough enough [for the NFL],’ ” Graham said following a workout last Thursday. Earlier in the day, Graham met with Cleveland Browns tight ends coach Steve Hagen, one of many NFL types to take interest in him of late. “They don’t understand what I’ve been through.” Read the rest TE prospect adept at overcoming obstacles - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

04-25-2010, 04:26 AM	#2
FatCitySaint Where y'at baby Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Nashville via Metry!!!! Posts: 191	Re: Good Article on Graham HOLY CRAP!!!!! This kid is gonna be good!!!! You wait and see!!! What a freaking story!!! I love this guy now...lol...where do I get my JG jersey!!!

04-25-2010, 06:00 AM	#3
SaintGup 500th Post Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: London, England Posts: 580	Re: Good Article on Graham Wow! What an amazing story. I don't think there's anything this guy can't handle after what he has been through. He has come to the right Franchise because the fans will love this guy and make him feel so welcome. I love the Tight Ends we have but would like this kid to have a chance to show to the other franchises what they missed out on. Welcome to New Orleans Jimmy Graham.

04-25-2010, 07:52 AM	#4
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,044 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Good Article on Graham I think we found our very own tony gonzales ...

04-25-2010, 08:31 AM	#5
mighty12 500th Post Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 980 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Good Article on Graham I like this kid. I didn't see anywhere where he blamed others. He didn't quit. Let's get him a ring for next year.

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RockyMountainSaint Mmm That Smell! Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Metairie Terrace Posts: 3,073	Re: Good Article on Graham Originally Posted by foreverfan Shockey is going to have to show him how to calm down. LOL The best pick of the draft. Maybe not so much calm down as channeling the energy like JS does. Sounds like he might have a nasty streak on the field. The Force is strong with this one.

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