Seahawks: Twitter reacts to news Jimmy Graham is practicing
By Keith Myers
![Jun 15, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham (88) talks with quarterback Russell Wilson (3) during minicamp at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Jun 15, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham (88) talks with quarterback Russell Wilson (3) during minicamp at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/https-3A-2F-2F12thmanrising-com-2Ffiles-2F2016-2F08-2F9342091-jimmy-graham-russell-wilson-nfl-seattle-seahawks-minicamp-850x560-2a27cb7b6529b6ae9f732ebdc04576dbe69dde309b57cb43debac2c20db61998.jpg)
Jimmy Graham is back on the active roster of the Seattle Seahawks. Fans of the team are naturally pretty excited about the news.
Fan of the Seattle Seahawks got some excellent news today. All-Pro tight end Jimmy Graham passes his physical, was taken off the physically unable to perform list, and returned to practice.
Graham tore his patellar tendon last November. It is a catastrophic injury that can take years to fully return from. For Graham to be back on the field already, even in a limited manner, is tremendous news.
Of course, this news comes just a few days after Thomas Rawls also was activated off the PUP list. The Seahawks are beginning to get their stars back healthy. Hopefully they’ll both be ready to go by Week 1.
The reaction to the Graham news was predicable. The excitement was real.
First, the news:
#Seahawks TE Jimmy Graham returns to practicehttps://t.co/Mkpe2YC3tH pic.twitter.com/xJJoqg1MO2
— Stephen Cohen (@scohenATH) August 10, 2016
More Graham. pic.twitter.com/jgEVooGzXl
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) August 10, 2016
Then the reaction:
Jimmy Graham's patellar injury still worries me a lot, but that's pretty enormous news actually
— Danny Kelly (@DannyBKelly) August 10, 2016
Not gonna lie... Jimmy Graham back practicing = #SeahawksBoner
— Tim (@12thmanTim) August 10, 2016
There goes my focus at work. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
— Jared Stanger (@JaredStanger) August 10, 2016
*Folks run for the Graham jerseys in their closet.
— MommyUnit of Beach Therapy (@MommyUnit) August 10, 2016
Graham return definitely has me pumped up... I'm ready for Week 1!
— Corbin K. Smith (@CorbinSmithNFL) August 10, 2016
Graham still has a long way to go before he’s ready to appear in games, but today was a big first step.