Boomer Grigsby
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| Born: | November 15, 1981 Canton, Illinois, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Canton (IL) | ||||
| College: | Illinois State | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2005 / Round: 5 / Pick: 138 | ||||
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James Harvey "Boomer" Grigsby (born November 15, 1981) is a former
Early years
Grigsby attended and played high school football at Canton High School where he was an all-area linebacker during his senior season.[1] He was not recruited to play college football until an Illinois State coach saw him lifting weights in his high school's weight room.[1]
College career
Grigsby was a four-year letterman at Illinois State University. As a sophomore, he set a school record with 179 tackles and also recorded what would remain a career-high four sacks.[1]
The following season, Grigsby tied his own school record with 179 tackles.
In 44 games (40 starts), at Illinois State, Grigsby recorded a school record 580 tackles to go along with 41.5 tackles for a loss, 13 sacks, six fumble recoveries, five forced fumbles and seven passes defended.[1] He was Gateway Football Conference Player of the Year, a Division I-AA All-American and Buchanan award finalist each of his final three seasons.[1]
Professional career
Kansas City Chiefs
Grigsby was drafted by the
Grigsby played in all 16 regular season games that year in a reserve role and finished third on the team with 19 special teams tackles.[1]
"Boomer Grigsby has as much presence at the position as anybody I've been around at the start of his career."
Gunther Cunningham,
Chiefs defensive coordinator[3]
Appearing in 15 games in 2006, Grigsby again ranked third on the Chiefs in special teams tackles with 18.[1] He missed one game that season with foot injury.[1]
Prior to the 2007 regular season, Grigsby was converted from
Despite the position change and an injury to his ribs during the preseason,[3] Grigsby made the team.[1] He went on to appear in 13 games for the Chiefs that season including one start.[1] His first NFL reception came on a nine-yard pass from quarterback Brodie Croyle against the Denver Broncos on December 9, and he finished the season with two receptions for 14 yards.[1] He finished third on the team in special teams tackles (12) for the third straight season.[1]
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Miami Dolphins
On March 4, 2008, Grigsby agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins.[3] The signing reunited him with current Dolphins running backs coach James Saxon, who was Grigsby's position coach with the Chiefs in 2007.[1]
Grigsby won the team's starting fullback job in 2008 after incumbent
Houston Texans
Grigsby was signed by the
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "TEAM: Roster Boomer Grigsby Profile". MiamiDolphins.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ a b c d e f "KFFL - Boomer Grigsby, FB". KFFL.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ "Free Agency Wire -- 3/1/08". Scout.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2008.