Cie Grant
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Position: | Linebacker | ||
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Born: | Dover, Ohio, U.S. | November 27, 1979||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | New Philadelphia (OH) | ||
College: | Ohio State | ||
NFL draft: | 2003 / round: 3 / pick: 22 | ||
Career history | |||
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Willie "Cie" Grant (born November 27, 1979) is an American former professional football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints.[1][2] He was drafted in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft.[3] He played college football at Ohio State University. During the final fourth down play in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, a blitzing Grant applied quick pressure on Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey, forcing an incompletion and clinching the BCS National Championship.[4][5] He graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1998. While at NPHS he participated in numerous sports as well as performing with Delphian Chorale, the high school's select choir.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Cie Grant". National Football League. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ^ Doerschuk, Steve (January 23, 2010). "Around the NFL: Fox has a lot of respect for Browns' new hire, Sandusky". The Repository. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ Lesmerises, Doug (September 11, 2010). "Ohio State Buckeyes bury Miami Hurricanes and some doubts with convincing win". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ^ Murphy, Austin (January 13, 2003). "'The Best Damn Team' Wins the Big One". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 15, 2003. Retrieved December 15, 2010.