Graham & Sproles

SmashMouth · 01-13-2012, 01:47 PM

The first time Saints tight end Jimmy Graham was told he could play in the NFL he thought the person was crazy. Graham hadn't so much as caught a pass in a game since he was in the ninth grade. Yet, almost four years into a college basketball career that was about to send him to a pro league in Europe, a former NFL quarterback was face-to-face with Graham, telling him he could be a playmaker in pro football.
"I looked at this old guy [and thought], What is he talking about?" Graham said. "This guy is delusional right now."

Read more: New Orleans tight end Jimmy Graham uses tough upbringing, basketball to join NFL elite - NFL - SI.com

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,479 Blog Entries: 29	The first time Saints tight end Jimmy Graham was told he could play in the NFL he thought the person was crazy. Graham hadn't so much as caught a pass in a game since he was in the ninth grade. Yet, almost four years into a college basketball career that was about to send him to a pro league in Europe, a former NFL quarterback was face-to-face with Graham, telling him he could be a playmaker in pro football. "I looked at this old guy [and thought], What is he talking about?" Graham said. "This guy is delusional right now." Read more: New Orleans tight end Jimmy Graham uses tough upbringing, basketball to join NFL elite - NFL - SI.com