Jimmy Graham was honored to come back to the city where he 'became a man'

Just like old times, moments before kickoff, Jimmy Graham raised a fist in the air and got the New Orleans Saints fans into a frenzy right before kickoff against the Atlanta Falcons by leading the Who Dat Chant.

Graham, who was honored as the team’s Legend of the Game Sunday and served as guest captain, always relishes a chance to come back to the place that he will always consider home.

“I became a man in this city,” Graham said. “I grew in this city. I learned football in this city. Everything I have in my life, truly, is because of the New Orleans Saints and this city.”

Graham spoke to reporters a couple hours before the game. He walked into the team’s press room, just across the hall from his old locker room, alongside team owner Gayle Benson, team president Dennis Lauscha, Gene