Professional football punter Ben Graham plays for the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL. He has also played with the New Orleans Saints and the New York Jets during an NFL career that began in 2005.http://www.nfl.com/players/bengraham/profile?id=GRA128871

A former star in Australian Rules Football before coming to the NFL in 2005, Graham played 12 years for his hometown team of Geelong before signing with the Jets in 2005. Graham was 31 years and 13 days old when he debuted with the Jets, become the second oldest player to appear in his first NFL game since the NFL game since the NFL-AFL merger. Only fellow Australian punter Sav Rocca was older when he made his NFL debut (33 years, 293 days).http://www.azcardinals.com/team/roster/Ben-Graham/bbfbc9e4-743a-40b0-b62c-072545d781da

Graham attended Deakin University in Melborne, Australia, concentrating in marketing and management. He was an Australia Day Ambassador in 2002-03 and is currently an Ambassador for the Great Ocean Road, a top-ranked tourist attraction, a road that hugs the coast of Victoria. Graham attended the Ray Pelfrey Kicking School in Reno, Nevada, for two weeks to learn the American punting style and refine his technique after playing 12 seasons.

Graham has been a member of the Muscle Dystrophy Association (MDA) Muscle Team since 2006.http://www.azcardinals.com/team/roster/Ben-Graham/bbfbc9e4-743a-40b0-b62c-072545d781da

Graham played in all 16 regular-season games and both postseason games for the Cardinals. During the regular season, Graham averaged a career-high 47.3 yards per punt for his 86 attempts. He had an impressive ratio of 42 punts landing inside opponents' 20-yard line while hitting only three touchbacks.http://www.nfl.com/players/bengraham/profile?id=GRA128871

With his appearance for the Cardinals in week 14, Graham became the third player in NFL history to punt for three different teams in the same season. Graham started the season with the New York Jets, playing in four games.http://www.nfl.com/players/bengraham/gamelogs?id=GRA128871&season=2008 The Jets waived him on September 17 but re-signed him on September 22. The team decided again to release Graham on September 29. The New Orleans Saints signed Graham on October 20. http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1233/Ben_Graham Graham punted three times for the Saints in a game played in London against the San Diego Chargers.http://www.azcardinals.com/team/roster/Ben-Graham/bbfbc9e4-743a-40b0-b62c-072545d781da. New Orleans waived Graham on October 29, but the Cardinals signed him on December 1. He played six days later.http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1233/Ben_Graham For the season, he finished with 33 punts for an average of 42.5 yards per punt over nine games.http://www.nfl.com/players/bengraham/gamelogs?id=GRA128871&season=2008 He became the first Australian to appear in a Super Bowl when the Cardinals played the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII. Graham landed 12 of his 20 punts inside opponents' 20-yard line in the postseason, the second highest total since the statistic became an official one in 1974.http://www.azcardinals.com/team/roster/Ben-Graham/bbfbc9e4-743a-40b0-b62c-072545d781da

Graham punted 66 times for the Jets for an average of 43.3 yards in 15 games. He had 23 touchbacks.http://www.nfl.com/players/bengraham/gamelogs?id=GRA128871&season=2007 He also recorded three special teams tackles on the season.http://www.azcardinals.com/team/roster/Ben-Graham/bbfbc9e4-743a-40b0-b62c-072545d781da