Nick Graham (American football)

Nicholas Donnell Graham (born January 19, 1984) is a former American football cornerback and current Cornerbacks coach at University of Texas–San Antonio. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2007 and has also been a member of the Indianapolis Colts and the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Tulsa. He signed with the Ti-Cats on August 28

Nick Graham
Graham in 2007 with the Philadelphia Eagles
Current position
TitleCornerbacks Coach
TeamUTSA
ConferenceConference USA
Biographical details
Born (1984-01-19) January 19, 1984
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Alma materTulsa, 2013
Playing career
2003–2006Tulsa
2007Philadelphia Eagles
2008-2009Indianapolis Colts
2010-2012Saskatchewan Roughriders
2012Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Position(s)Cornerback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2013Tulsa (Student Assistant)
2014–2015Tulsa (Defensive Analyst)
2016-2018Central Oklahoma (AC)
2019McNeese State (DB)
2020-PresentUTSA (CB)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
As Player
  • 2x Second-team All-C-USA (2005-2006)

College career

Graham played in 12 games as a true freshmen. As a sophomore, he started five of the 12 games he played in while recording 40 tackles.

As a junior, he recorded 72 tackles and six interceptions. In his senior season, he recorded 53 tackles and one interception. During overtime against Navy, he made a game-winning block on an extra point attempt.

At Tulsa, Graham appeared in 50 games (30 starts) while logging 180 tackles and seven interceptions. He was a two-time second-team All-Conference USA selection.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Graham was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent following the 2007 NFL Draft. He was inactive for the team's regular season opener and made his NFL debut against the Washington Redskins on September 17. He went on to play in 15 games for the Eagles as a rookie, recording 11 tackles.

Graham was waived by the Eagles on August 30, 2008 during final cuts.

Indianapolis Colts

Graham was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on October 8, 2008 after the team released running back Justin Forsett and offensive tackle Corey Hilliard. He was released on October 14. The Colts re-signed him on October 22 after releasing cornerback Keiwan Ratliff. Graham was placed on season-ending injured reserve on November 18, 2008.

After being re-signed and competing for a backup cornerback job with the Colts during the 2009 off-season Graham was waived/injured during final cuts on September 5, 2009. Graham reached an injury settlement with the Colts on September 12, 2009.[1]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2009-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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