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Cie Grant

American football player (born 1979)

American football player

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

New Orleans Saints (2003–2004)

Career highlights and awards

BCS national champion (2002)
Second-team All-Big Ten (2002)

Career NFL statistics

Tackles:	3

Player stats at 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

^ "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.