Green Bay Packers tight end Jimmy Graham has not exactly gotten off to a great start in 2019.
Through six games, the veteran has logged just 14 catches for 149 yards and a couple of touchdowns, and during Monday night's win over the Detroit Lions, he dropped would should have been a touchdown grab in the end zone.
But in spite of Graham's struggles, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur says that team has no plans to reduce his role, stating that he wants to “make sure he knows we believe in him,” according to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com.
LaFleur added that he thinks Graham will be “ready to battle back” when Green Bay hosts the Oakland Raiders on Sunday afternoon.
Once one of the premier tight ends in football, Graham is barely even a shell of the player he once was.
The 32-year-old, who played his collegiate football at the University of Miami, was originally selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round (95th pick overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.
He spent the first five years of his career with the Saints, making three Pro Bowls and earning a First-Team All-Pro selection. He led the NFL with 16 touchdown catches in 2013, but his best overall season came in 2011, when he hauled in 99 receptions for 1,310 yards and 11 scores.
Graham was then traded to the Seattle Seahawks in March 2015 and proceeded to spend three seasons in the Pacific Northwest, making back-to-back Pro Bowl appearances in 2016 and 2017.
The Packers have gotten off to a 5-1 start.
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