Signed as an undrafted rookie by the Eagles in 2007, Nick Graham earned a roster spot after an impressive preseason and went on to become a key special teams contributor, finishing third on the team in special teams tackles (16) and fifth in production points (169). Graham enters his second season in Philadelphia looking to provide quality depth to the defensive backfield.

2007 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Finished 3rd on the team in special teams tackles (16) and 5th in special teams production points (169)
• Registered a team-high 3 special teams tackles in his first NFL game vs. Was. (9/17)

PERSONAL:

• Splits time between Oklahoma City and Philadelphia in the offseason
• Has a daughter, Jaliyah, with his fiance, Candice Brewer, who starred on Tulsa's women's basketball team as a guard and is the school's all-time assists leader
• His mother, Angela, is a traffic manager at KSBI-TV in Oklahoma City, while his father, Michael, works for the railroad. "I was tough on my mom, I was always the class clown. In 8th grade I acted up in school and my teacher said he was going to call my mom. She got up in the front of the room and called me out. I couldn't believe it."
• Won 3 Class AA titles at Millwood HS and was an honorable mention all-state pick as a senior. Millwood won three state championships and went undefeated his senior year. Also ran on the state champion 4x100-meter relay team
• Started his football career in 8th grade as a defensive end. ""I must have had like 20 sacks.""
• Grew up idolizing Deion Sanders
• Worked at Wing Stop, a fast food chain in Oklahoma City, as a cashier in order to pay for his first car and its insurance. "My aunt owned the placed. I worked there for six or seven months, but they never let me cook…I bought a burgundy 1992 Thunderbird. It was beat up. I had to use a football belt to hold the door closed because it was broken."
• While in college, worked at Natural Evolution, an electronics recycling company doing manual labor
• Enjoys returning to Oklahoma City in the offseason to visit family and work out at his old high school with the kids there
• Could see himself becoming a high school football coach and teacher when he is finished playing in the NFL
• Ended up at Tulsa after Oklahoma State dropped their scholarship offer to him
• Majored in communications
• Full name: Nicholas Donnell Graham

COLLEGE:
Appeared in 50 games (30 starts) during his Golden Hurricanes career, logging 180 tackles, 7 INTs and 26 KDs. A two-time 2nd-team All-Conference USA pick in each of his final two seasons, posted 53 tackles, 1 INT and 9 KDs as a senior. Blocked a PAT attempt vs. Navy in OT to give Tulsa the win. Was on the Thorpe Award watchlist in 2006 (the award is given annually to the nation's top defensive back). As a junior, made 72 tackles and hauled in 6 INTs, which ranked him 8th in the nation in 2005. Also blocked a punt that was returned for a TD. As a sophomore, started 5 of the 12 games he appeared in, recording 40 tackles and 4 KDs. As a true freshman played in 12 games.