Cie Grant

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 played college football at the 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.[3][4] 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.

Cie Grant
No. 58
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1979-11-27) 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
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:3
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

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. Lesmerises, Doug (2010-09-11). "Ohio State Buckeyes bury Miami Hurricanes and some doubts with convincing win". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  4. Murphy, Austin (2003-01-13). "'The Best Damn Team' Wins the Big One". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2010-12-15.


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