Olsen helped Miami tight end prepare for Combine

University of Miami tight ends stick together. Just ask Jimmy Graham, who credits former Hurricanes star and current Bears tight end Greg Olsen with helping him prepare for the Combine.

“I’ve been working out with Greg Olsen a little bit,” Graham said at the Combine. “[He’s been] telling me how it was going to be and kind of prepping me on what I’m going through here. It’s been pretty accurate so far. He told me a lot of things and pretty much everything has been spot on.”

Graham hopes to follow Olsen and fellow Miami tight ends Bubba Franks, Kellen Winslow Jr. and Jeremy Shockey into the NFL.

“There have been tons of great tight ends come out of the University of Miami and I’m hoping to be the next great one,” Graham said. “All those guys really kind of look after all of us younger guys and really help us and talk with us. I definitely embrace those guys.”

Graham played basketball for four years at Miami and didn’t play football until his basketball eligibility expired in 2008. In his only year with the football team, the 6-7, 260-pounder caught 17 passes for 213 yards and 5 touchdowns.

According to one NFL scout, Graham has helped himself more than any other player at the Combine by running a 4.56 in the 40-yard dash. Pro Football Weekly predicts that Graham will be selected in the fourth or fifth round and reports that he “made strides in his first year on the [football] field and has the raw physical traits to be developed by a very patient coaching staff.”

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(chicagobears.com)
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