Tight end Jimmy Graham will officially retire from the NFL as a member of the New Orleans Saints.
The five-time Pro Bowler announced his official retirement via the Saints’ team website on Tuesday.
‘During the season at some point I’m going to be in New Orleans to retire, to do that the right way, in front of the people I love and the people I care about,’ Graham said Tuesday via the Saints.
Graham, 38, played one more year for the Saints – the team that originally drafted him in 2010 – in 2023 after previously sitting out the 2022 season. He also did not play in 2024.
Graham was one of two notable Saints veterans to announce his retirement Tuesday. Safety Tyrann Mathieu, who played the last three seasons of his 12-year career in New Orleans, also said he was calling it a career.
All told, Graham played 13 seasons in the NFL for four teams: five initial years with the Saints, three with the Seahawks, two with the Packers, two with the Bears, then one more with the Saints. Along with his five Pro Bowl appearances, Graham was named to the All-Pro first team in 2013, the year he led the NFL in receiving touchdowns (16).
Shortly before officially announcing his retirement, Graham completed a 10-day rowing journey across the span of the Arctic Ocean – a trip of more than 670 miles (and 580 nautical miles). With their official time of 10 days and five hours, Graham and his three fellow crewmembers broke the record for the ‘Arctic Challenge’ by more than five days, according to the challenge website.
Jimmy Graham stats
Graham played 13 seasons in the NFL, the first five of which he played as one of the best tight ends in the league.
Here are the stats from his career:
- Games played: 197 (134 starts)
- Receptions: 719
- Receiving yards: 8,545
- Yards per reception: 11.9
- Receiving touchdowns: 89
Jimmy Graham contract
Graham hasn’t played in the NFL since 2023, but here are the details for his last NFL contract from that season:
- Length: One year
- Value: $1.32 million
Jimmy Graham net worth
While there aren’t reputable sources available for Graham’s total net worth, Spotrac has details on the tight end’s career earnings in 13 seasons as a player.
- Total earnings: $82,871,200 (Average: 6,374,708 per year)
- Earnings from New Orleans Saints (six years): $17,570,640 ($2.93 million per year)
- Earnings from Seattle Seahawks (three years): $27,011,031 ($9.00 million per year)
- Earnings from Green Bay Packers (two years): $22,250,000 ($11.13 million per year)
- Earnings from Chicago Bears (two years): $16,039,529 ($8.02 million per year)
