Catching Up With Scottie Graham RB Scottie Graham Scottie Graham was a punishing fullback for the Buckeyes from 1988-1991, hammering out yards and opponents. After six years as a player in the National Football League, Graham now hammers out the intricacies of the salary cap, free agent rights, service years and other aspects of the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the players union in his job with the NFL Players Association. After a year with the New York Jets, four seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and one with the Cincinnati Bengals, Graham retired following the 1997 season and joined the offices of the NFL Players Association in Washington.
Daily operations deals with learning about the collective bargaining agreement.
What I do is make team visits and relay the information to the executive director, Gene Upshaw. Graham said it was during his time as a Buckeye that he began to become interested in the business world. He interned in the summers at local businesses such as Anheiser-Busch. I ve always tried to surround myself with business people and learn from them, even when I was in school, he said. Graham said he was intent on accomplishing two goals when he came to Columbus from Long Beach, N.Y., in 1987.