1. Michael Shayne Graham was born on December 9,1977 and is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 15 seasons in the National Football League.
45 Facts About Shayne Graham
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Shayne Graham played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies.
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Shayne Graham made his professional debut in May 2000 with the Richmond Speed of the Arena Football League's now-defunct developmental league, AF2.
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In 2018, Graham was hired as a special teams intern at Michigan State University.
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Shayne Graham attended Pulaski County High School in Dublin, Virginia, graduating in 1996.
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Shayne Graham holds many of the school's kicking records including most field goals in career, most field goals in a season, and longest field goal, a 54-yarder against Anacostia in 1995.
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Shayne Graham played college football at Virginia Tech and was named to the first-team All-Big East Conference in all four seasons.
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In 1999, as a senior, Shayne Graham earned Big East Special Teams Player of the Year honors after leading the conference and breaking the school's single-season scoring record with 107 points on 56-of-57 extra points and 17-of-22 field goals.
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Shayne Graham was 68-of-93 in field goals for his Virginia Tech career and set a Virginia Tech and Big East record with 97 consecutive successful extra points.
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Shayne Graham left Virginia Tech as the all-time scoring leader in school history and Big East history with 371 points.
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Shayne Graham was 1-for-1 on extra points and did not attempt a field goal during the preseason.
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Shayne Graham was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on April 27,2001.
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Shayne Graham was 6-for-6 on extra points in the preseason but had his only field goal attempt blocked.
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Shayne Graham did not get a contract and Lindell was retained as the Seahawks' kicker for the remainder of the 2001 season.
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Shayne Graham played in the Bills' final six games, going 6-for-8 on field goals.
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Shayne Graham was released on April 23,2002, and replaced by Mike Hollis.
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Shayne Graham was re-signed by the Seahawks on May 13,2002.
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Shayne Graham signed with the Carolina Panthers on September 28,2002, after an injury to veteran John Kasay.
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Shayne Graham was 13-of-18 on field goals and averaged 66 yards on his five kickoffs.
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In 2004, Shayne Graham narrowly missed matching his previous season's accuracy mark, finishing the year 27-of-31 on field goals.
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In 2005, Shayne Graham made 28-of-32 field goals, scored a franchise record 131 points, was selected to be the kicker for the AFC Pro Bowl squad, and helped the Bengals record their first winning season since 1990.
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Shayne Graham was the first kicker in franchise history ever to be selected to play in a Pro Bowl.
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In 2006, Shayne Graham finished fourth in the AFC with 115 points and was 25-of-30 on field goals on the season.
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In 2007, Shayne Graham missed his first field goal attempt of the season.
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Shayne Graham's streak came to an end when he missed a 26-yard attempt in Week 12.
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Shayne Graham finished the 2008 season with an 87.5 field goal percentage, going 21-of-24.
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Shayne Graham was not re-signed as an unrestricted free agent following the 2009 season.
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In June 2010, Shayne Graham signed a 1-year-deal with the Baltimore Ravens worth up to $2.5 million.
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Shayne Graham was released during final cuts before the season started in favor of Billy Cundiff.
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Shayne Graham only played in one game for the Giants and did not attempt a field goal.
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Shayne Graham did make all four of his extra point attempts.
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In eight games, Shayne Graham finished the 2010 season 12-for-12 on field goals, and 35-for-37 on extra points.
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Shayne Graham made both field goal attempts and both extra point attempts in his short stint with the team.
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On January 13,2013, Shayne Graham set his career longest field goal after he made a 55-yard field goal against the New England Patriots in the divisional round of the playoffs.
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Shayne Graham was on the roster for one game, but was inactive due to Suisham's ability to play through his injury.
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Shayne Graham was re-signed by the New Orleans Saints on December 17,2013, to replace Garrett Hartley.
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On January 4,2014, Shayne Graham went 4-for-4 including a 32-yard game winner as time expired to propel the Saints past the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round of the 2014 playoffs.
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Shayne Graham was selected as NFC special teams player of the month for October 2014, for making all nine field goals and all nine extra points he tried during the month.
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Shayne Graham scored 14 points during the October 26,2014 victory over the Green Bay Packers.
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On February 12,2015, Shayne Graham was re-signed to a one-year contract with the Saints.
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On November 26,2015, Shayne Graham signed with the Atlanta Falcons as a replacement kicker, after Matt Bryant injured his leg.
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On February 6,2017, Shayne Graham announced his retirement from the NFL at the age of 39 to pursue jobs as a special teams coach.
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In March 2017, Shayne Graham was hired as a special teams coach at Central Michigan University.
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In June 2018, Shayne Graham was hired at Michigan State University as a special teams intern.
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Shayne Graham was hired at the University of Florida in 2020 as a special teams quality control coach.