JON MCGRAW #47

Position	Safety
Height	6-3
Weight	208
Years Experience	7
Birthdate	4/2/1979
Hometown	Manhattan, KS
College	Kansas State
Current status	Active
Games Started	12
Games Played	70

Pro Career

Kansas State product joined Kansas City as an unrestricted free agent from Detroit on March 29th … Proven special teams performer also gives the club depth at both safety positions … Is reunited in Kansas City with head coach Herm Edwards after spending three seasons with the N.Y. Jets from 2002-04 … Spent the past two campaigns in Detroit … Has played in 57 regular season games (12 starts) ... Owns 138 tackles (98 solo), three interceptions, 10 passes defensed, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and 64 special teams tackles … Has also played in four postseason contests, recording 11 tackles (eight solo) and four special teams tackles.

Transactions: Signed a two-year contract with Kansas City as an unrestricted free agent from Detroit (3/29/06) ... Was traded to Detroit from the N.Y. Jets (8/11/05) in exchange for a seventh-round pick … Signed a five-year contract with the N.Y. Jets (7/26/02) ... Originally entered the league as the Jets second-round pick (57th overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft.

2006

Detroit (2005-06): Appeared in 24 games (five starts) ... Produced 36 tackles (29 solo), a pass defensed, two fumble recoveries and 24 special teams stops.

2006: Played in 16 games (three starts) ... Recorded 19 tackles (16 solo), one pass defensed, one fumble recovery and 17 special teams tackles … Had two tackles and two special teams tackles vs. Seattle (9/10) ... Recorded three tackles in a starting role when the club opened with three safeties vs. Green Bay (9/24) ... Produced a season-high four tackles as a starter at free safety in place of an injured S Terrence Holt at Minnesota (10/8) ... Started at strong safety vs. Atlanta (11/5) ... Recovered a QB Alex Smith fumble vs. San Francisco (11/12) ... Totaled three special teams tackles vs. Miami (11/23) ... Posted two tackles, a pass defensed and two special teams stops at Green Bay (12/17) ... Tallied three tackles vs. Chicago (12/24).

2005

Appeared in eight games (two starts) and was inactive for eight contests … Registered 17 tackles (13 solo), a fumble recovery and seven special teams tackles … Acquired by the Lions from the N.Y. Jets in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick on August 11th … Was inactive vs. Green Bay (9/11) and at Chicago (9/18) ... Played in his first game with Detroit at Tampa Bay (10/2) ... Had two special teams tackles at Carolina (10/16) ... Was inactive at Cleveland (10/23) and vs. Chicago (10/30) ... Tied a career high with 10 tackles and recovered a RB Julius Jones fumble at Dallas (11/20) ... Collected four tackles as a starter at free safety in place of an injured S Terrence Holt vs. Minnesota (12/4) before leaving the game with a shoulder injury … Was inactive with a shoulder injury at Green Bay (12/11), vs. Cincinnati (12/18), at New Orleans (12/24) and at Pittsburgh (1/1/05).

2004

N.Y. Jets (2002-04): Played in 33 games (seven starts) ... Recorded 102 tackles (69 solo), three interceptions, nine passes defensed and two forced fumbles … Also had 40 (31 solo) special teams tackles … Saw action in four playoff games, totaling 11 tackles (eight solo) and four special teams tackles.

2004: Appeared in 12 games and was inactive for four contests … Produced 28 tackles (21 solo), six passes defensed, a forced fumble and 18 special teams tackles … Was inactive with an abdominal injury vs. Cincinnati (9/12) ... Intercepted a Drew Brees pass at San Diego (9/19) ... Posted four tackles at Miami (10/3) ... Registered three tackles and a pass defensed vs. San Francisco (10/17) ... Totaled eight tackles, two passes defensed, an interception off Jay Fiedler and a career-high four special teams tackles vs. Miami (11/1) ... Was inactive with a groin injury vs. Baltimore (11/14), at Cleveland (11/21) and at Arizona (11/28) ... Tied a career high with four special teams tackles vs. Houston (12/5) and vs. Seattle (12/19) ... Notched five tackles, a pass defensed and forced a WR Shaun McDonald fumble at St. Louis (1/2/05) ... Also played in two playoff games, registering four solo tackles and two special teams stops … Had one tackle in an AFC Wild Card Game at San Diego (1/8/05) ... Posted three tackles in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Pittsburgh (1/15/05).

2003

Started six games at free safety and was inactive for four contests … Recorded 31 tackles (21 solo), a pass defensed and four special teams stops … Totaled three tackles before leaving the game in the second quarter with a mild head trauma at Washington (9/4) ... Tallied three tackles and a pass defensed vs. Miami (9/14) .... Collected 10 tackles and three special teams stops at New England (9/21) ... Was inactive at Houston (10/19), at Philadelphia (10/26), vs. the N.Y. Giants (11/2) and at Oakland (11/9) with a right shoulder injury suffered vs. Buffalo (10/12) ... Notched 10 tackles (nine solo) before leaving the game with a shoulder injury at Indianapolis (11/16) ... Was placed on injured reserve on November 17th and underwent shoulder surgery on November 21st.

2002

Saw action in 15 games (one start) and was inactive for one contest … Totaled 43 tackles (27 solo), an interception, two passes defensed, a forced fumble and 18 special teams stops … Had a tackle and two special teams stops in his first NFL game at Buffalo (9/8) ... Registered 10 tackles in his first career start at free safety at Miami (9/22) ... Compiled four tackles at Jacksonville (9/29) ... Was inactive with a shoulder injury vs. Cleveland (10/27) ... Forced a RB Ricky Williams fumble vs. Miami (11/10) ... Amassed four tackles, an interception off Brian Griese and three special teams tackles vs. Denver (12/8) ... Played in two postseason contests, producing seven tackles (four solo) and two special teams tackles … Tallied three tackles and two special teams stops in an AFC Wild Card Game vs. Indianapolis (1/4/03) ... Posted three tackles in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Oakland (1/12/03).

College Bio

Played in 43 games with 19 starts at free safety for Kansas State … Recorded 184 tackles (138 solo), 16.0 stops for loss (-53.0 yards), 3.0 sacks, 17 passes defensed and nine interceptions … Saw action in nine games with seven starts at free safety as a senior in 2001 … Totaled 71 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, four interceptions and four passes defensed … Named second-team All-Big 12 by the Kansas City Star … Started all 12 games at free safety during his junior campaign in 2000 … Ranked second on the team with 81 tackles (57 solo) to go with 2.0 sacks, three INTs and 10 passes defensed … Appeared in 10 games in ‘99 as a sophomore, recording 21 tackles (18 solo), a QB pressure, an interception and two passes defensed … Played in 13 games, registering 11 tackles, an interception, a pass defensed and a forced fumble as a redshirt freshman in ‘98 … Began his collegiate career as a walk-on wide receiver in ‘97 … Graduated from Kansas State with a degree in Business Finance.

Personal Bio

• Earned first-team All-Class 3A and third-team All-Kansas as a senior at Riley County High School in Riley County, Kansas.

• Also named the Flint Hills Player of the Year by the Manhattan Mercury.

• Rushed for 1,066 yards while passing for 710 yards to go with 28 total TDs and 13 PATs.

• Played in the ‘97 Kansas Shrine Bowl.

• Grandfather, William Daniels played football at Kansas State (1928-30).

• Enrolled in an executive education program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business in 2004, a workshop covering financial analysis, entrepreneurship, real estate development, stock market investing, negotiation skills, risk management and community reinvestment.

• Sister, Bethany was an all-conference point guard at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.

• Full name: Jon Michael McGraw.

• Married, wife Gretchen. The couple is expecting their first child in July.

• The McGraws reside in Kansas City, Missouri.