T. J. Graham
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1989)}}
{{distinguish|Trevor Graham}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = T. J. Graham
| image =
| caption =
| current_team = Green Bay Packers
| number =
| position = Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|7|27|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 188
| high_school = Wakefield (Raleigh)
| college = NC State (2008–2011)
| draftyear = 2012
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 69
| pastteams =
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2013}})
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2014}})
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2014}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2015}})
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2016}})*
- Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|2017}})
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|2017}}–{{CFL Year|2019}})
| pastcoaching =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2022}}–present)
Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship
| highlights =
| statweek =
| statseason =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 61
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 794
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 4
| cfl = tj-graham/158508/
}}
Trevor "T. J." Graham Jr. (born July 27, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft. He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack.
Early life
Graham attended Wakefield High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. He caught seven passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns his senior season and had two kickoff returns for 109 yards. Rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, his only offer came from North Carolina State, which he accepted.[https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-T.J.-Graham-62058 T. J. Graham – Yahoo Sports]
College career
During his four-year tenure at NC State, he finished as the ACC career leader in kickoff return yards with 3,153. He also accumulated 99 receptions for 1,453 receiving yards and 16 total touchdowns (12 receiving, 2 kick return TD's and 2 punt return TD's).
Graham was also a track athlete. He finished third nationally in the 100-meter dash at the Nike Nationals in 2007, he was the 2008 4A state champion in the 100 and 200 meters, posting times of 10.44 seconds and 20.82 seconds, respectively. He recorded personal bests of 10.21 seconds in the 100 meters and 20.79 seconds in the 200 meters.
Professional career
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|note =All values from NFL Combine{{cite web|title=T. J. Graham|url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/tj-graham?id=2532850=NFL.com|year=2012|accessdate=April 27, 2012}}
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=Buffalo Bills=
Graham was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round (69th overall) of the 2012 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2012 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} On July 9, 2012, he signed a four-year with the Bills.[https://www.nfl.com/news/t-j-graham-third-round-pick-signs-with-buffalo-bills-09000d5d82a6be37 T.J. Graham, third-round pick, signs with Buffalo Bills] In his rookie season, he caught his first career touchdown reception from Ryan Fitzpatrick in a 24–14 win over the Cleveland Browns. He was released by the Bills on August 30, 2014.
= Tennessee Titans=
On August 31, 2014, Graham was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans.{{cite news | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/titans-add-receivers-t-j-graham-kris-durham-0ap3000000386541 | title=Titans add receivers T.J. Graham, Kris Durham | work=NFL.com | date=August 31, 2014 | access-date=31 August 2014 | author=Patra, Kevin}} He was waived on September 23, 2014.{{cite web|title=Titans Add TE Chase Coffman; Waive WR T.J. Graham|url=http://www.titansonline.com/news/article-1/Titans-Add-TE-Chase-Coffman-Waive-WR-TJ-Graham/b1229f90-8abd-451d-bc26-fcd339c8eaa1|website=TitansOnline.com|date=September 23, 2014|accessdate=July 24, 2017}}
=New York Jets=
Graham signed with the New York Jets on September 29, 2014.{{cite web|title=Jets cut rookie Jalen Saunders, sign WR T.J. Graham|url=http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2014/09/jets_cut_rookie_jalen_saunders_sign_wr_tj_graham.html|publisher=NJ.com|author=Cosentino, Dom|date=September 29, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001073018/http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2014/09/jets_cut_rookie_jalen_saunders_sign_wr_tj_graham.html|archivedate=October 1, 2014|accessdate=September 30, 2014|url-status=dead}} On August 29, 2015, Graham was released.{{cite tweet|number=638015675462717440|user=RichCimini|title=Jets announce cuts. Three names jump out, all wide receivers: DeVier Posey (acquired from Texans), TJ Graham and Saalim Hakim. #nyj |date=30 August 2015}}
=New Orleans Saints=
On October 20, 2015, Graham signed with the New Orleans Saints. On October 24, he was waived by the Saints.{{cite web|work=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-orleans-saints/post/_/id/18858/saints-promote-dbs-davis-seamster-cut-wrs-morgan-graham|title=Saints promote DBs Davis, Seamster; cut WRs Morgan, Graham|date=October 24, 2015|access-date=November 2, 2015}} On October 28, 2015, Graham was re-signed by the Saints. He was waived again on October 30, 2015 to make room for linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar. He re-signed with the Saints again on November 3, 2015. He was waived once again by the Saints on December 23, to make room for Travaris Cadet.
=Philadelphia Eagles=
Graham signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on April 22, 2016, following a mini-camp tryout.{{cite news |author=Berman, Zach |title=Eagles sign WR T.J. Graham to one-year contract |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/eagles/Eagles-sign-WR-TJ-Graham-to-one-year-contract.html |website=Philly.com |date=April 22, 2016 |accessdate=2016-04-24}} On August 21, 2016, Graham was released by the Eagles.{{cite web|title=Eagles Release Four Players|url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Release-Four-Players/08a810a6-1f05-4b37-bdef-3b4fddc0b86a|last=McPherson|first=Chris|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com}}
=Montreal Alouettes (first stint)=
On May 11, 2017, Graham signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
=Carolina Panthers=
On July 24, 2017, Graham signed with the Carolina Panthers.{{cite web|title=Panthers sign Trevor Graham|url=http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-sign-Trevor-Graham/8f34476b-4862-4542-98a0-c8d6f6dacb1b|author=Voth, Bill|website=Panthers.com|date=July 24, 2017}} He was released on September 1, 2017.{{cite web|title=Panthers reduce roster to 77|url=http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-reduce-roster-to-77/29a7f5c5-df97-43c4-8b4e-59030735a892|author=Strickland, Bryan|website=Panthers.com|date=September 1, 2017|access-date=September 1, 2017|archive-date=September 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920201032/https://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-trim-roster-to-53/04544b8e-4a01-4568-9141-9ed61d2d4c51|url-status=dead}}
=Montreal Alouettes (second stint)=
On October 23, 2017, Graham signed with the Alouettes. He was released by the Alouettes on August 21, 2018. He was then resigned to the practice squad.
=Coaching career=
On May 11, 2022, Graham was announced as a member of the Green Bay Packers Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program.
References
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External links
- {{Football stats |nfl=trevor-graham |espn=14920 |pfr=G/GrahT.00}}
- [http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster/T.J.-Graham/3b000197-f637-4268-9a58-1850407a3ad8 Buffalo Bills bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120510161417/http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/graham_tj00.html NC State Wolfpack bio]
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