When news broke in March of 2015 that the New Orleans Saints were trading Jimmy Graham to the Seattle Seahawks, the NFL community was stunned; Rarely do teams trade such high level players with significant salaries. Fan reactions were polarized. Some believed acquiring Graham for that price tag was a steal, some believe Seattle gave up too much draft capital, and some just felt plain uneasy. Drew Brees himself was speechless:
"I'm as shocked as everyone else. I love the guy."
Graham was one of the foundational pillars to the Saints offense and they knew his presence would surely be missed.