Kent Graham
American football player
Kent Douglas Graham (born November 1, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before transferring to the Ohio State Buckeyes. After college, Graham had a lengthy career in the NFL with the New York Giants in two separate stints, as well as starting for the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers. He finished his career in 2002 with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Early life
Graham attended Wheaton North High School in Wheaton, Illinois, where he was awarded the National High School Quarterback of the Year honor by The National Quarterback Club in 1986. Recruited by Notre Dame, he won his first career start for the Irish as a freshman against Boston College in 1987. However, the option-run offense implemented by coach Lou Holtz was an imperfect fit for the drop-back passer, and after his sophomore year he transferred to Ohio State, where he was the starter for the 1991 campaign in which the Buckeyes finished 8–4.
Professional career
Graham began his NFL career with the Giants in 1992, after the team selected him 211th overall in the eighth round of that year's NFL draft. Due to injuries to starters Phil Simms and Jeff Hostetler, he was forced into the starting lineup and started three games before he too was injured. He stayed with the team for two more years, only getting one more start, before leaving to play with the Detroit Lions in 1995.
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