Jimmy Graham thrilled to be a Saint

Absolutely one of the best stories in college football last year was Jimmy Graham, and what he was able to do in such a short time at the Univeristy of Miami. I mean, geez, he only played one year of college football and he gets drafted by the Super Bowl champion Saints in the third round.

"For me to be picked at No. 95 by the New Orleans Saints means everything to me," Graham said on the show Monday morning. "For me it's a dream come true. I think it's a perfect situation. Being able to learn from a guy like Jeremy Shockey is perfect for me. I'm hungry to learn and I'm hungry to get better."

I couldn't help but ask him if he ever thought about how high he would have went in the draft if he played another year or two of college football. Although he grew up playing the sport, last season was his first since his freshman year of high school.

"That's something that kind of always went through my mind," he said. "Even when I was playing basketball, I wanted to play football. I treid to play football. I was always saying, 'What if?' What if you never went to that school and had to stop playing football? What if you had the chance to go out there and what would happen? But it's been a wonderful year and I'm on Cloud 9 right now. I wouldn't change anything."

Man, with Drew Brees throwing him the ball in that wide-open offense, he should really put up some solid numbers as scouts love his size (6 feet 6, 260 pounds) and athletic ability (38-inch vertical leap).

Graham could follow in the footsteps of Tony Gonzalez, Antonio Gates and Marcus Pollard, who all were college basketball players before becoming NFL standouts.



(sun-sentinel.com)