Cie Grant Explained

Number:58
Position:Linebacker
Birth Date:27 November 1979
Birth Place:Dover, Ohio, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:235
High School:New Philadelphia (OH)
College:Ohio State
Draftyear:2003
Draftround:3
Draftpick:22
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Tackles
Statvalue1:3
Pfr:GranCi20

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Cie Grant. National Football League. 2010-12-15.
  2. News: Doerschuk. Steve. Around the NFL: Fox has a lot of respect for Browns' new hire, Sandusky. The Repository. 2010-01-23. 2010-12-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20100128203455/http://www.cantonrep.com/browns/x1643198507/Around-the-NFL-Fox-has-a-lot-of-respect-for-Browns-new-hire-Sandusky. 2010-01-28. dead.
  3. Web site: 2003 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-28 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  4. News: Lesmerises. Doug. Ohio State Buckeyes bury Miami Hurricanes and some doubts with convincing win. The Plain Dealer. 2010-09-11. 2010-12-15.
  5. Murphy. Austin. 'The Best Damn Team' Wins the Big One. Sports Illustrated. 2003-01-13. 2010-12-15.