Ben Graham (footballer)

Ben Graham

Graham during the 2012 Detroit Lions training camp
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin James Graham
Born	(1973-11-02) 2 November 1973 (age 51) Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb)
Australian rules footballer Australian rules football career Personal information Original team(s) Leopold / Geelong U19 Draft 40th overall, 1992 pre-season Geelong Debut Round 21, 21 August 1993, Geelong vs. Essendon, at Kardinia Park Position(s) Centre half-forward / Centre half-back Playing career Years Club Games (Goals) 1993–2004 Geelong 219 (145) Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
American football player American football career
No. 7, 5, 2
Position:	Punter
Career history
New York Jets (2005–2008) New Orleans Saints (2008) Arizona Cardinals (2008–2011) Detroit Lions (2011–2012)
Career highlights and awards
42 punts inside the 20 in the 2009 NFL season, tying Andy Lee's NFL record NFL record of oldest rookie (2005–2006)
Career NFL statistics
Punts: 467 Punt yards: 20,623 Punting yard average: 44.2 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Benjamin James Graham (born 2 November 1973) is a former professional Australian rules footballer turned professional American football punter of the National Football League (NFL).

Graham's 219 game Australian rules career was played exclusively at the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) between 1993 and 2004. As an Aussie rules player, Graham was long noted for his ability to kick extraordinarily long distances with accuracy (in particular his expertise at the torpedo punt). This is one of the key reasons that he was believed to have potential as a professional NFL punter. The left-footer^[1] played for the New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, and Arizona Cardinals of the NFL.

He is the only player to be named a captain of both an AFL and NFL side. During his career, he played in the biggest game of both codes, the AFL Grand Final (1995 AFL Grand Final) and the Super Bowl (Super Bowl XLIII). He was the first Australian to have played in a Super Bowl.