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For University of Miami tight end Jimmy Graham, the promise of an NFL career came to fruition on Friday night, after the New Orleans Saints drafted him in the third round. The North Carolina native became the first Miami player drafted in the 2010 NFL Draft, taken 95th overall by the defending Super Bowl Champions. Graham joins former Hurricane great and fellow tight end Jeremy Shockey in the Big Easy, along with ...

Mike Shanahan To Become Washington Redskins New Head Coach

Posted: 5th January 2010 by Carlos Pineda in NFL
The Washington Redskins have a new head coach with Mike Shanahan, who is taking over in the nationÆs capital. According to ESPN , the deal is a five-year contract for $7 million a year. A day after firing Jim Zorn, who in two seasons went 12-20, the Redskins organization found their man. Shanahan was the teamÆs prime candidate for the head coaching position. Zorn began his ...