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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
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| Born: | November 27, 1979 Dover, Ohio | ||
| 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 | ||
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Willie "Cie" Grant (born November 27, 1979) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League 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.
References
- ↑ "Players: Cie Grant". National Football League. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ↑ Lesmerises, Doug (2010-09-11). "Ohio State Buckeyes bury Miami Hurricanes and some doubts with convincing win". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- ↑ Murphy, Austin (2003-01-13). "'The Best Damn Team' Wins the Big One". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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