METAIRIE, La. -- There were a few minutes of confusion on social media Tuesday morning after the New Orleans Saints announced the signing of 36-year-old tight end Jimmy Graham.
Was Graham returning to the Saints as a player after an eight-year absence from New Orleans and a one-year absence from the NFL? Or was the signing merely symbolic, maybe?
Although it was clarified quickly that Graham was signing a one-year contract to return to the NFL as a player, it turns out fans weren't the only ones momentarily confused. Graham's new teammate Tyrann Mathieu knew just as little as everyone else when he first saw Graham around the facility this week.