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McGraw: Living proof that former walk-on can make it in NFL

San Diego Chargers running back Ryan Mathews, right, fumbles the ball as Kansas City Chiefs safety Jon McGraw jars the ball loose during the second quarter of an NFL game on Monday Night Football in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs recovered the fumble.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jon McGraw has already lived the dream several times over. Here’s a guy from Riley County, a tiny Class 3A high school, located just down the road from Manhattan, a former walk-on at Kansas State. He later became an All-Big 12 free safety for the Wildcats in 2001 and was chosen in the second round of the NFL draft by the New York Jets, playing there for three years before leaving ...

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