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ORLANDO – After an impressive showing at the Under Armour All-American game on Wednesday at Camping World Stadium, incoming Florida football freshman linebacker Myles Graham is eager to start the next chapter of his football career.
Graham is set to enroll at UF next week and will take part in spring practices, eager to contribute to a Florida Gators defense that has struggled in two seasons under head coach Billy Napier.
“I can’t wait to turn Florida around and make it what it used to be,” Graham said following the game.
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The 6-foot-1, 212-pound Graham, a four-star recruit who spent this past season at Buchholz High in Gainesville, displayed his playmaking potential on Wednesday night, finishing with a team-high 5 tackles, 1 sack and 1 tackle for loss for Team Fire in its 39-9 loss to Team Ice.
“Not happy that we lost but it was fun to compete with the best or the best,” Graham said.
How UF football coaching staff smoothed things over with Myles Graham’s family
Graham’s father, Earnest Graham, was a former Florida Gators standout running back (1998-2002) who went on to an 8-year NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns. The day after National Signing Day, Earnest Graham was unhappy the lack of communication from Florida following former linebackers coach Jay Bateman’s sudden departure to take the Texas A&M defensive coordinator job. The elder Graham went on X (formerly Twitter) to vent his frustrations.
But Graham said Wednesday things has smoothed over, and that Florida head coach Billy Napier said he didn’t know Bateman was leaving until the day after signing day. Graham said he wasn’t surprised his father stood up for…
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Author : The Gainesville Sun
Publish date : 2024-01-04 09:07:05
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