Cie Grant

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Cie Grant
No. 58
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1979-11-27) November 27, 1979 (age 44)
Dover, Ohio, U.S.
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
Career highlights and awards
  • BCS national champion (2002
    )
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Willie "Cie" Grant (born November 27, 1979) is a former American 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

  1. ^ "Players: Cie Grant". National Football League. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  2. ^ Doerschuk, Steve (2010-01-23). "Around the NFL: Fox has a lot of respect for Browns' new hire, Sandusky". The Repository. Archived from the original on 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  3. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  4. ^ Lesmerises, Doug (2010-09-11). "Ohio State Buckeyes bury Miami Hurricanes and some doubts with convincing win". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  5. ^ Murphy, Austin (2003-01-13). "'The Best Damn Team' Wins the Big One". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2010-12-15.