Quentin Groves

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Quentin Groves
Greenville (MS) Weston
College:Auburn
NFL draft:2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:175
Sacks:9.5
Pass deflections:6
Interceptions:2
Forced fumbles:5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Quentin Dominic Groves (July 5, 1984 – October 15, 2016) was an

2008 NFL Draft and played college football at Auburn. He also played for the Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans and the Buffalo Bills
.

Groves was named to the Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Ted Hendricks Award, watchlists for the 2007 college football season. Groves was a sack specialist at Auburn and finished tied for the Auburn career sack record at 26.

High school career

At

power lifting
team (personal best squat of 535 pounds along with a bench press of 295 and a dead lift of 525).

College career

2004

See also:
FWAA
Freshman All-America Team.

2005

Groves at Auburn's 2007 Fan Day
See also: 2005 Auburn Tigers football team

Groves played in all 12 games in the 2005 season, starting in three. He finished the season with 21 tackles (8 solo 13 assists) eight tackles for loss and six sacks (third on the team).

2006

See also:
FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week as well as the SEC's Defensive Player of the Week. He was also named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his play in the Auburn victory over cross-state rival Alabama. Groves finished the season with 9.5 sacks to lead the team, as well as 12 tackles for loss, 37 total tackles (24 solo) and three forced fumbles. The performance earned him Coaches and Associated Press All-SEC First Team honors as well as a place on the Rivals.com All-American Third-Team.[1][2]

2007

See also: 2007 Auburn Tigers football team

In the spring of 2007 Groves was ranked as the #22 player overall in the country for 2007 by Matt Hayes of The Sporting News.[3] In June 2007, he was named to both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy[1] and Chuck Bednarik Award[2] watchlists. In early July, he was also named to the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year watchlist.[4] Just prior to the season, Sports Illustrated ranked him at #9 in their list of the SEC's Top 10 Players.[5]

Groves entered the 2007 season with 23 career sacks, only three behind the Auburn school record held by Gerald Robinson since 1985.

Matt Flynn to tie the career record.[7] Following the regular season, Groves was honored as a Coaches All-SEC First Team selection.[8]
Groves finishes as a member of the winningest Senior class in Auburn history, winning 50 games during their time on the Plains.

Pre NFL Draft

Measurables

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
Wonderlic
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m) 		259 lb
(117 kg) 		4.75 s 1.57 s 2.62 s 4.42 s 7.31 s 35 in
(0.89 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 30 reps 25
Vertical leap and broad jump from Auburn Pro Day; all others from
NFL Combine

Cardiac condition

While undergoing medical tests at the

NFL Combine, Groves was discovered to have Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, which results in him having a rapid heartbeat because of electrical impulses in the heart taking extra pathways.[9] Groves told the media, "It's an extra circuit in the heart, and it speeds up your heartbeat, it's nothing too critical, but you have to take care of it."[10]

Often this condition can be treated with medication, however, not in all cases. Groves elected to have a surgical procedure called ablation, which is described as "minor". After the procedure Groves sent a letter to all NFL teams informing them that he was able to play, according to his doctors. "Some teams had questions so that's when my agent said to get it fixed", Groves said. "The letter said that the doctors said I was 100% healed, and I'm good."[11]

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Groves was drafted in 21st spot of the second round (52nd overall) of the

2008 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars traded with Tampa Bay to move up six spots in order to select Groves.[12]

Oakland Raiders

Groves was traded to the

2010 NFL Draft
.

Arizona Cardinals

Groves signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Arizona Cardinals on May 28, 2012. On November 9, Groves was fined $15,750 for a horse-collar tackle against the Green Bay Packers in Week 9.[13]

Cleveland Browns

Groves signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Cleveland Browns on March 13, 2013.[14] He was released on June 6, 2014.[15]

Houston Texans

Groves signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Houston Texans on July 27, 2014.[16] The Texans released him for final roster cuts on August 30.[17]

Tennessee Titans

On September 1, 2014, Groves signed with the Tennessee Titans.[18]

Buffalo Bills

On August 17, 2015, Groves signed with the Buffalo Bills.[19] On September 4, 2015, he was released by the Bills.[20]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2008 JAX 16 0 13 11 2 2.5 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2009 JAX 16 7 30 24 6 0.0 4 1 37 0 37 1 1 0 0 0
2010 OAK 15 12 40 29 11 0.0 4 1 −4 0 −4 2 0 2 0 0
2011 OAK 16 3 24 20 4 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
2012 ARI 16 7 46 37 9 4.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2013 CLE 5 0 4 4 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2014 TEN 16 3 18 16 2 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
100 32 175 141 34 9.5 26 2 33 0 37 6 5 2 0 0

Personal life

Groves was born in Greenville, Mississippi. He had two brothers, Antonial and Bennett.

On July 31, 2006, he eloped to marry Treska Baptiste, a member of Auburn's track team who hails from Trinidad,[21] just before the start of his junior year. The couple had two children, a son Que’Mani Kassan Shiloh and a daughter Que’Jaah.[22]

Groves died on October 15, 2016, of a heart attack. He was 32 years old.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b "King Dunlap, Quentin Groves Named To Preseason Watch Lists". Auburn Athletic Department. June 12, 2007. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Quentin Groves Named To Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List". Auburn Athletic Department. June 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
  3. ^ Hayes, Matt (March 30, 2007). "The top 25 college football players for 2007". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on July 1, 2007. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
  4. ^ "Quentin Groves Named To Hendricks Award Watch List". Auburn Athletic Department. July 3, 2007. Archived from the original on July 12, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2007.
  5. ^ "SEC's Top 10 Players". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 22, 2007.
  6. ^ "2006 Auburn Football Media Guide – Records". Auburn Athletic Department. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
  7. ^ Goldberg, Charles (October 24, 2007). "Coleman, Carter provide Tiger fans glimpse of life after Groves". Birmingham News. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
  8. ^ "Quentin Groves And Ryan Shoemaker Named To Coaches' All-SEC Teams". Auburn Athletic Department. December 4, 2007. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2007.
  9. ^ American Heart Association.org
  10. ^ Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
  11. ^ ibid
  12. ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  13. ^ "Fines roundup: Michael Vick of Eagles docked for low block". National Football League. November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  14. ^ "Quentin Groves signs with Browns". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 13, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  15. ^ Gantt, Darin. "Browns cut outside linebacker Quentin Groves". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  16. ^ "Houston Texans to sign free-agent LBs Groves, Sidbury". NFL.com. July 26, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  17. ^ "Texans make roster moves". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  18. ^ Sessler, Marc (September 1, 2014). "Quentin Groves, Tennessee Titans agree to terms". NFL.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  19. ^ Alper, Josh (August 18, 2015). "Quentin Groves lands job with Bills". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  20. ^ Brown, Chris (September 4, 2015). "Leodis McKelvin to Reserve/NFI as Bills release 16". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  21. ^ Marshall, Phillip (September 7, 2007). "Unlikely couple makes it work". The Huntsville Times. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2007.
  22. ^ "Browns New Free Agent LB Arrested in Prostitution Sting | Ball So Hard Sports". Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2014. Groves Has Two Young Sons
  23. ^ Day, Ryan (October 15, 2016). "Quentin Groves passes away at the age of 32". Big Cat Country.

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