Yardbarker: Earnest Graham

Bucs couldn't stick with Graham as the hot back against the Saints

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:59:56 -0500

Bucs coach Raheem Morris began the season by saying he wanted to rotate running backs Cadillac Williams, Derrick Ward and Earnest Graham. The idea was to keep them all fresh and go with the hot back. Graham had 31 yards...

How dem Bucs think they gonna beat dem Saints?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:38 -0500

Cadillac Williams and the Buccaneer running game will play a key role if they wish to have any success against the undefeated Saints on Sunday. View full size photo » The road is long. The season is tough and the competition, fierce. And when the Saints come marching into Tampa Bay on Sunday, it won’t get any easier.So how do you beat those Saints, anyway?Well, we can’t ask anyone who has faced them this year,...

Earnest Graham ready to step in at fullback; more details on B.J. Askew's accident;

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:01:38 -0500

Changing roles is nothing new to Earnest Graham, so he's taking his latest switch - to fullback to replace the injured B.J. Askew - in stride. Askew is out for the season after getting in a car accident (Oct. 12),...

Askew out for year; Bucs backfield to reshuffle

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:51:51 -0500

The Buccaneers placed starting fullback B.J. Askew on the reserve/non-football injury (NFI) list Tuesday after he sustained injuries to his neck and back in a car accident.That means former starting running back Earnest Graham will slide over to fullback, immediately...

Earnest goes back to fullback

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:01:50 -0500

Once upon a time way back in 2008, Earnest Graham was The Man in Tampa. A fan favorite, Graham was an undrafted player that slowly climbed the depth chart to become the team's primary running back.After Derrick Ward signed in...

Could Buccaneers' three-headed rushing attack return?

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:23:04 -0500

The Bucs haven't had all the members of their three-man running back rotation for most of the season, but Cadillac Williams, Derrick Ward and Earnest Graham all seem likely to play this week. Ward and Graham have been nursing injuries...

Buccaneers' Earnest Graham among inactives for Eagles game

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:17:27 -0500

Buccaneers RB Earnest Graham will be inactive today as he is still dealing with a hamstring injury that flared up late in last week's game at Washington. Graham's loss is offset by the return of RB Derrick Ward, who returns...

Bucs want to ride Cadillac on a full-time basis

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:18:38 -0500

Despite the presence of Earnest Graham and Clifton Smith and the arrival of 1,000-yard rusher Derrick Ward, the Buccaneers are hoping to continue to cruise around Raymond James Stadium in their four-year-old Cadillac with two repaired wheels.Offensive coordinator Greg Olson...

Tampa Bay Bucs Coach Morris praises RB Graham's unselfishness

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:01:11 -0500

Earnest Graham only carried the ball one time in Sunday's 34-21 loss to Dallas and seemed to have been passed over in Coach Raheem Morris' 2-2-1 running back rotation. While Cadillac Williams was racking up 97 yards on 13 carries...

Earnest Graham Is Just Fine

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:44:58 -0500

A couple days after the dust settled from the news of Cadillac Williams being named the starting halfback after Earnest Graham had done his job so diligently, Graham puts on his team-player hat and reminds all why we love him. "I'm a football player first and foremost, and I do a ...

Bucs RB Earnest Graham Think It Was Time For Gruden To Leave

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:16:37 -0500

Bucs running back Earnest Graham said Thursday in an interview with 620-WDAE that every coach has his "shelf life," and in regards to Jon Gruden...

Bucs Graham Out for the Season

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:54:20 -0500

Some bad news came out of Tampa Bay this week as the Bucs (7-3) learned that leading rusher RB Earnest Graham is likely lost for the season after suffering an ankle injury on Sunday against Minnesota.A A despondent Bucs coach Job Gruden told reportersA earlier this week, "Earnest Graham's ankle ...

Arizona Cardinals News: NFC Playoff Picture Week 12

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:17:14 -0500

We took our first look at where the Arizona Cardinals fit into the NFC playoffs last week and there's much change at the top of the bracket but the bottom of the picture did shuffle quite a bit. Here's how the playoffs would look if the season ended today and some commentary on the teams' ...

Earnest Graham's "Status in Question," Says Gruden

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:16:41 -0500

"His status for the rest of the season is very much in question. [I]t doesn't look like he'll play anytime soon."Those are the words of Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden regarding Earnest Graham, who was injured on his first carry in the Bucs' 19-1...

Buccs RB Earnest Graham Unselfishly Switches To FB

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:31:22 -0500

Out of fullbacks and with three quarters still to go, Bucs coach Jon Gruden began asking his tight ends if any of them could fill in for an injured...