Graves On Gridiron

Richard Graves

Richard Graves is an international broadcaster with over 25 years’ experience in tv and radio. For more than a decade he has covered the NFL for NFL Network in the USA and Sky Sports in the UK. He is a veteran of 8 Super Bowls and has gained exclusive access to some of the sports’ biggest names. Discussing the major talking points of the day with everyone from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to owners of high-profile franchises such as Jerry Jones (Dallas Cowboys) and Robert Kraft (New England Patriots) and the players who thrill fans of the National Football League. Having grown up watching the NFL through a 1-hour highlights show in the UK in the 90s and trying to listen to live games through a crackly Armed Forces Radio Network signal, Richard attended his first game in Dallas at Texas Stadium in 2006 before getting an opportunity to cover a UK game at Wembley Stadium – Pittsburgh Steelers @ Minnesota Vikings. He was in New York for the Seattle Seahawks victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, working for Sky Sports and was the first broadcaster to speak to James White on the field after he scored the game winning touchdown in Super Bowl LI in Houston to record the biggest comeback win in Super Bowl history with the New England Patriots. As the exposure and presence of the NFL has grown internationally over the last decade, Richard has covered it at every turn and is a respected figure around the National Football League.