Shayne Graham
 Graham (2006) |
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| Kicker | |
| Date of birth: December 9, 1977 | |
| Place of birth: Radford , Virginia | |
| Height: 1.83 m | Weight: 95 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2001 for the Buffalo Bills | |
| Career | |
| College : Virginia Tech | |
| Not drafted in 2000 | |
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Selected NFL stats (as of week 17 of the 2015 season) |
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| Field goals | 277/324 |
| Field Goal% | 85.5 |
| Long field goal | 54 |
| Extra points | 429/435 |
| Extra Points% | 98.6 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Michael Shayne Graham (born December 9, 1977 in Radford , Virginia , United States ) is an American football player on the position of the kicker . Most recently he played for the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL . He is currently a free agent .
Early years
Graham attended high school in Dublin , Virginia . Here he already showed his talent in the position of the kicker. He then went to Virginia Tech College. Among other things, he managed to score 56 of 57 field goals in one season. He left college with the highest scoring for the school.
Professional career
Graham played for Richmond Speed Arena Football in the minor league in 2000 . Here he should gain experience for the Tennessee Titans . Due to poor performance, however, a contract was never drawn up for the Titans. His first stop in the NFL was the New Orleans Saints , where he made his first Extra Point attempt in the preseason . Subsequent stations were Seattle Seahawks (2 ×), Buffalo Bills and Carolina Panthers , before he went to the Cincinnati Bengals in September 2003 . Here he played his strongest athletic years and was elected to the Pro Bowl in 2005 . On January 9, 2010, he played with the Cincinnati Bengals a wildcard game against the New York Jets in which he failed two field goal attempts and the Bengals were eliminated. As a result, his contract was not extended. Graham's next stops were Baltimore Ravens , New York Giants , New England Patriots , Washington Redskins , Dallas Cowboys , Miami Dolphins , again Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans , Cleveland Browns , Pittsburgh Steelers and again the New Orleans Saints. For most clubs he was only active in the practice squad or in the offseason , that is, out of season. In November 2015, he signed a season-end contract with the Atlanta Falcons, serving as a replacement for the injured Matt Bryant . On August 20, 2016, Graham re-signed a contract with the Falcons, but was released on September 3, 2016 after he missed a field goal in the Presseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Graham at Richmond Speed .
- ↑ Falcons sign K Shayne Graham .
- ↑ Falcons Sign K Graham, S Brown; Waive K Rose . Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Falcons Make First Wave of Roster Cuts . Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Graham, Shayne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Graham, Michael Shayne (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Radford , Virginia , United States |