It's Official: Shayne Graham Signs with the Baltimore Ravens

by Josh Kirkendall on Jun 3, 2010 11:24 AM EDT in Contracts

On Tuesday we wrote that Shayne Graham was nearing a deal with the Baltimore Ravens. From all reports, the deal was all but expected and team officials for the Ravens would be, reportedly, shocked if the Ravens couldn't sign the place kicker that's been kicking for the Bengals for the past seven seasons. And in those seven seasons, Graham's 85.217% field goal conversion ranks fifth in NFL history -- fourth among active kickers.

But it wasn't his regular season accuracy that was the problem, was it? In 2006, Graham missed a 39-yard field goal attempt against the Steelers that would have won the game with 12 seconds left; instead the game went into overtime and the Bengals lost on a 67-yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes on New Years Eve.

During the 2009 Wild Card game against the Jets, Graham missed a 28-yard field goal with 3:49 left in the game that would have brought the Bengals within seven points.

On Thursday, the deal between Graham and the Ravens became official when the kicker reportedly signed a one-year deal worth $2.5 million.

Comment of the day, courtesy of btcoop71 was this Pro Football Talk comment:

He tried to sign the contract, but missed badly and signed the desk instead.

You chuckled, didn't you?

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Of course, I chuckled...

…but we wish Shayne well. He did a lot for the Cincinnati community.

Moving on…

by TheWalrus1971 on Jun 3, 2010 11:31 AM EDT reply actions

that’s ok by me.

We have NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOJJJJJJJJJ

3 yards and a pile of dust

by Hudepohl Dey on Jun 3, 2010 11:33 AM EDT reply actions

[cue the theme music...]

by TheWalrus1971 on Jun 3, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions

This is the happiest day of my life!!!

What sad life I lead…..

If you don't live like you wanna, you live like you shouldn't

by trotanoy on Jun 3, 2010 11:36 AM EDT reply actions

Now special teams can pay him back for all the

clutch kicks he has missed over the years that has cost us the games. Can you say blocked kick and oooops!, Is Shank hurt. Or Shank kicks to the 15 yard line. Adam Jones takes it up the right sideline, bulls over Shank trying to tackle him and Jones takes it to the house. Awwwww wait!, Shank just got his psyche broke…..

by WHYUS!! on Jun 3, 2010 11:46 AM EDT reply actions

Wait!

It was already broke from missing all the clutch kicks… My bad!

by WHYUS!! on Jun 3, 2010 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions

A bit concerned about PK duties.

Basically we have two guys that have spent a lot of time injured and bouncing around the NFL. Between them they have played on like 11 different teams in the past 4 years. Both have struggled with consistency. Although I like having a competition between two guys hungry to make it back on an NFL roster, I’m not sure if these guys are the best two options.

by goffchile on Jun 3, 2010 12:10 PM EDT reply actions

well it's not like there's a ton of chemistry needed for the K

minus getting timing down with the LS and holder. if someone better comes up, they can take them. cundiff will probably be cut from baltimore, so if these guys are horrible, we could sign him. or a rookie that’ll likely get cut.

RIP Slim.

by brandone on Jun 3, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions

No need to sign a kicker

Ocho will do it for no extra $$$.

by UpStateMike on Jun 3, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I love Chad but

I don’t want him covering on Kick-offs, I think Jeff Reed would be a more ethusastic tackler. Just my suspicion.

by jim0ijk on Jun 3, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I know some paper towel dispensers that would agree.

by Todd G on Jun 3, 2010 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed. I'm concernicus as well.

Hopefully with an improved offense, the Red Zone TD % and overall TD % will improve, so less FG attempts will have to be made.

by Anthony Cosenza on Jun 3, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions

mixed feelings, honestly

I’m gonna try to take the high road and say good luck out there, SG, except when Bengals play the Ravens

by Rocket_Man_G on Jun 3, 2010 12:49 PM EDT reply actions

Agreed

I never thought he was a bad kicker, and not all to blame for most of the losses; however, his big game misses and short kick-offs did not put him in the top 5 kicker catagory where he wanted to be paid.

by jim0ijk on Jun 3, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions

my family went to the precinct

to celebrate my sister’s graduation. my cousin got the steak named for shayne graham. i told him to be careful taking his last bite because he might choke

side note: they still have a brian kelly steak there too. strange choices by mr. ruby imho

by ritalin on Jun 3, 2010 1:05 PM EDT reply actions

Only one of the best kickers of all time

I put the over/under at 15 years until we get a kicker as good as Graham

by Joe27 on Jun 3, 2010 1:21 PM EDT reply actions

Until he gets into games that matter

and then all bets are off. San Diego has one of the best kickers as well and he has cost them 3-4 HUGE playoff games

Hi fans it Brandon Roy.
And ME.....LaMarcus Aldridge

by Derftron on Jun 3, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed

He was one of the best when nothing was on the line.

Last year he was better in the first half than the second by percentage, and that has been the norm for his career.

Last year he had his worst percentage when tied, hitting only 67%, and that has also been the norm throughout his career.

Add to that short kick-offs and shanks out of bounds when the game is on the line.

If he is going to be our franchise player, I want him to have ice in his veins when the game is on the line, because that is what makes kickers great.

by jim0ijk on Jun 3, 2010 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Not unless all of the free agents and college graduates are one-legged.

Nice guy…but he couldn’t kick off past the ten and his clutch misses are stuck in any Bengal fan’s memory. Time to go. There will be many others who can kick off better and not get butterflies in their foot when its clutch time!

What is politically correct today probably won't be tomorrow. God bless the Miami nation.

by RedskinatHeart on Jun 3, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions

later

"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki

by GrooveLeg on Jun 3, 2010 1:29 PM EDT reply actions

Going back to the guy who posted that comment on PFT...

Did you see hs screenname? “HandsofSweed”. Absolutely classic.

by Anthony Cosenza on Jun 3, 2010 1:33 PM EDT reply actions

Shayna gives us another weapon...

cant wait to see shayna give us a chance to start at the 35yrd line or short kickoffs to Benard Scott,in this case,another mans junk isnt another mans treasure,wait till he shankaponmus’s a extra point or two in clutch games,he’ll be doing old spice commercials “dont ever let them see you sweat” just to get a job.

I can hear the Ravens now,“hello shayna,do you know any of the Bengals Playbook,No,thanks, your fired”..remember big willy getting cut just before the season and low and behold he got a gig in Raven land,you think he didnt give the ravens the playbook??..You can bet your old playboy magazine collection he was on the chalk board drawing it up after that release right before the season started.

by Primal on Jun 3, 2010 2:14 PM EDT reply actions