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Brookline Knights in the National Football League

The 1996
Midgets champions boasted two future NFL players,
Bruce
Gradkowski and Ray
Ventrone. Others to achieve
NFL status are Don Graham of the 1977 Midgets,
and Ross Ventrone of the 1998
Mitey-Mites.

The Ventrone Brothers - Once A Knight,
Always A Knight

Ray Ventrone in 2011 with the Cleveland
Browns. Since 2005, Ray has also played with the
New England Patriots and is currently a member of the San Francisco 49ers.

Ross Ventrone in 2014 with the Pittsburgh
Steelers. Ross' NFL career
began in 2010 with the New England Patriots.


Knight Don Graham after being drafted
by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1987.
Graham was member of Penn State's 1982 and 1986 National Championship
teams. A linebacker, his NFL career lasted three seasons (1987-1989).


Brian and Joe Nicholas present a signed football
to 1996 Brookline Knight champion, and
current Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback, Bruce Gradkowski on October 20, 2013.
Ironically, like Don Graham before him, Gradkowski was first drafted by
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in 2006. Bruce has also played for the
Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals.
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