Nicholas Donnell Graham (born January 19, 1984) is an American former professional

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and is the assistant

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and

s coach at University of Texas–San Antonio. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2007 and has also been a member of the

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and the

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of the

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(CFL). He played

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. He signed with the Ti-Cats on August 28

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

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, 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-

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selection.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Graham was signed by the

as an

following the

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. He was inactive for the team's regular season opener and made his NFL debut against the

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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

on October 8, 2008 after the team released

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and

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. He was released on October 14. The Colts re-signed him on October 22 after releasing

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. 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.

References

External links

Just Sports StatsIndianapolis Colts bio
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