Bears TE Jimmy Graham walks away from harrowing car accident

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Bears TE Jimmy Graham walks away from single-vehicle rollover accident

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Mar 4, 2021 7:19 PM ET

Chicago Bears tight end Jimmy Graham confirmed on Thursday that he was involved in a single-vehicle accident:

Just wanted to get ahead of this and tell everybody I’m fine. Was in an accident this morning trying to avoid a disabled vehicle in the center lane. I walked away from it unscathed. Blessings
— Jimmy Graham (@TheJimmyGraham) March 4, 2021

Andy Slater of FOX Sports 640 offered additional information about the incident that occurred in Miami:

Bears TE Jimmy Graham was in a single vehicle rollover crash in Miami on Thursday morning, sources tell me.

He was not injured and did not even want to be checked out by paramedics.

Graham was not at fault, I’m told. He swerved to avoid a car that was blocking the road.
— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) March 4, 2021

Per ESPN stats, the 34-year-old led the Bears with eight touchdown receptions during the 2020 regular season. He also contributed 50 catches for 456 yards.

The Bears have Graham signed through the 2021 campaign and, according to Gene Chamberlain of SI.com, may choose to keep him through the offseason because of what he could offer an offense still looking for an answer at the quarterback position. ESPN's Bill Barnwell projected in August that Graham still has some work to do to ensure himself a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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