{"id":288306,"date":"2023-08-29T23:19:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T23:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=288306"},"modified":"2023-08-29T23:19:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T23:19:54","slug":"veteran-te-jimmy-graham-makes-saints-initial-53-man-roster-for-2023-nfl-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/nfl\/veteran-te-jimmy-graham-makes-saints-initial-53-man-roster-for-2023-nfl-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran TE Jimmy Graham makes Saints&#x27; initial 53-man roster for 2023 NFL season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Graham&#8217;s strong performance in New Orleans&#8217; preseason finale earned him a place on the Saints&#8217; initial 53-man roster.<\/p>\n<p>This wasn&#8217;t a charity spot for a past franchise hero. Saints head coach Dennis Allen put Graham to the test, and the veteran delivered, catching three passes for 34 yards and a touchdown in this past weekend&#8217;s preseason finale that can only be described as vintage Graham.<\/p>\n<p>Graham previously missed the Saints&#8217; second preseason game after what the club defined as a &#8220;medical episode&#8221; likely involving a seizure in Los Angeles, putting more importance on his Sunday performance against the Texans.<\/p>\n<h2>          <span>            Related Links          <\/span>        <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>              NFL roster cuts tracker: Team-by-team player moves ahead of the 2023 season            <\/li>\n<li>              Saints release veteran cornerback Bradley Roby ahead of roster deadline            <\/li>\n<li>              Broncos acquire kicker Wil Lutz from Saints in trade, send TE Albert Okwuegbunam to Eagles            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Like a fine wine, Graham&#8217;s post-up job went smoothly, as he boxed out a defender and caught a high pass from Jameis Winston for six points. Two days later, New Orleans&#8217; decisions on cutdown day stated a clear message: This bottle was worth bringing from the darkness of the cellar into the light.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I started to see signs of what I was looking for out in L.A. in the practices against the Chargers,&#8221; Allen said on Tuesday of Graham&#8217;s performance during the preseason, per NewOrleans.Football. &#8220;I think that continued into last week&#8217;s practice and on into the game. So I&#8217;d say the last 14 days have been important in terms of his ability to be a part of this team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Two months ago, such an outcome would have been laughable. Graham didn&#8217;t play anywhere in 2022 and was largely forgotten, a relic of a past era in which former basketball players were just starting to prove they&#8217;d make for useful tight ends in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>His return to the Saints, in fact, was largely perceived as a move related to a possible retirement. As the football world soon learned, it was anything but that. And now, thanks to a preseason in which he demonstrated he still brings value to an NFL team, Graham has a spot in the place where his journey began more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/veteran-te-jimmy-graham-makes-saints-initial-53-man-roster-for-2023-nfl-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Graham&#8217;s strong performance in New Orleans&#8217; preseason finale earned him a place on the Saints&#8217; initial 53-man roster. This wasn&#8217;t a charity spot for a past franchise hero. 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