of Simonds Stadium. Graham played in Geelong's 1995 AFL Grand Final loss to Carlton. For the year, he was named most improved player at Geelong. Graham won the club's best and fairest award (the Carji Greeves Medal) in 1999. He following his 1999 season with another solid season in 2000, finishing runner up in the best & fairest in a year in which he was also bestowed the honour of the club captaincy. In 2001, he was inducted into the Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame and granted life membership. Graham retained the club captaincy until the end of 2002. Honours Individual: AFL: Australian team representative honours in the 1999 International Rules Series Geelong Football Club: Carji Greeves Medal: 1999 Geelong F.C. captain: 2000–2002 American football career Graham was first approached by the New York Jets to try out as a punter in 1997, however he decided to stay in the AFL. In 2004, he surprised many in Australia when he quit Australian rules football and left for the United States to pursue a career as a punter in the National Football League, where he would ultimately be paid many times more than he would have earned in Australia and extended his playing career by many years. New York Jets Graham was signed to a short-term contract by the New York Jets in January 2005. He moved to New York City and attended Jets training camp at Hofstra University, before being confirmed as the team's starting punter for the 2005 NFL season when his predecessor Micah Knorr was released. When Graham played his first NFL regular season game, (against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on 11 September 2005) he became the second person after Darren Bennett to play in both the AFL and the NFL (Colin Ridgeway played at AFL reserves level for Carlton), and fourth Australian NFL player. He also became the oldest rookie ever to be part of an NFL opening day roster at age 31. On 22 May 2006, the Jets signed Graham to a six-year contract worth US$5.17 million. In late 2006, Graham made history becoming the first Australian to captain an American pro-sports team when he joined the leadership group of the New York Jets. He also became the only player to captain a team in two different professional sports leagues. Graham also used the Australian drop punt—a style of kicking prevalent in