New Offense, New Opportunity For QB Harrell

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It has taken awhile for quarterback Graham Harrell to get this chance. Longer than he would have hoped, and longer than most would think for a player with All-America honors and NCAA career passing records to his credit.

But if Harrell is frustrated that last year, his first out of college, didn't produce an NFL contract offer and led him to spending a year in the Canadian Football League as basically a practice player - and that now, two years removed from his decorated career at Texas Tech, he's finally with an NFL team after the Packers signed him late last month - he isn't letting on.

"If you're bitter at the game then it's time to quit playing," said Harrell, who has had all of two organized team activities (OTAs) to settle in with the Packers so far. "Being in Canada is a chance to play. There's no point in getting upset about that or mad about that. It was the situation I was dealt, and so you have to go make the best of it. That's what I've tried to do. Ther..

Source: Packers.com