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    Seattle Seahawks Ex Jimmy Graham Signs with Saints, Reveals Retirement Plan

    "I talked to (my agent) Jimmy Sexton and just made it clear if I don't retire as a Saint, then I wasn't going to play again,'' says Jimmy Graham, the Seahawks ex who will now play again in what is for him "home.''
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    By the numbers, Jimmy Graham is the greatest tight end Seattle Seahawks history, as from 2015 through 2017 he recorded 170 catches, 2048 yards and 18 receiving touchdowns - all of those being all-time franchise records for Seahawks tight ends. ... with two Pro Bowls tucked into that time.

    But obviously there is a part of Graham that views himself as a member of the New Orleans Saints, the team that he first played with ... and now he's reunited with them, as the former All-Pro has signed a one-year deal with the franchise that drafted him back in 2010.

    "I had a couple of teams that were reaching out, all teams that made the playoffs," Graham said this weekend. "I just couldn't see myself wearing another jersey again. I just wanted, hopefully, if there was ever another opportunity to come back home, to make it happen. It did, and I'm here now.''

    The 6-7 Graham remains among the most prominent players ever to go from "basketball player'' to standout NFL'er after having been a Saints third-round pick. And he achieved great things in his five seasons with the Saints, as Graham had 386 catches for 4,752 yards and 51 touchdowns working with QB Drew Brees before signing with Seattle.

    Graham, now 36, played in 2021 with the Bears but did not play last season. In his media visit, he revealed that he thought about retiring before agreeing for one last go with the Saints. ... and had no interest in hooking up elsewhere.

    "I talked to (my agent) Jimmy Sexton and just made it clear if I don't retire as a Saint, then I wasn't going to play again,'' said Graham, who will now play again in what is for him "home.''

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