Cory Greenwood

Cory Greenwood (born June 5, 1985) is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a Grey Cup champion having won the 106th Grey Cup with the Stampeders. He played college football for the Concordia Stingers from 2006 to 2009.

Cory Greenwood
Greenwood with the Chiefs in 2010.
No. 36 – Calgary Stampeders
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1985-06-05) June 5, 1985
Kingston, Ontario
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Kingston (ON) Regiopolis-Notre Dame
University:Concordia
CFL draft:2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:National
Career NFL statistics as of 2014
Games played:48
Total tackles:33
Sacks:0.0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Career CFL statistics as of 2019
Games played:40
Defensive tackles:184
Sacks:5
Interceptions:1
Player stats at CFL.ca

Early life

Greenwood was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario where he attended Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School. He later attended Concordia University where he played college football for the Concordia Stingers from 2006-2009. In his senior year, he was the recipient of the Presidents' Trophy for best defensive player in Canadian Interuniversity Sport football.

Professional career

CFL Draft

Coming into the 2010 CFL Draft, Greenwood was ranked as the third overall prospect in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau rankings for players eligible in that year's draft.[1] On the day prior to the draft, the Toronto Argonauts traded the number one overall draft pick to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, along with the eighth overall pick, for punter Jamie Boreham and the second and fourth overall picks in the 2010 draft.[2] To ensure that they would be able to select Greenwood, they then traded their newly acquired fourth overall pick to the BC Lions for the third overall pick.[3] With the trade made official, the Toronto Argonauts selected Greenwood with the third overall pick in the draft.[4]

Kansas City Chiefs

On May 18, 2010, it was announced that Greenwood had signed a contract with the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL.[5][6] Following the Chiefs' 2010 training camp, Greenwood was listed on the team's active roster and depth chart as a third-string middle linebacker and third-string long snapper.[7][8] In 2011, Greenwood would finish the season with 13 tackles. On May 2, 2013 Greenwood was released by the Chiefs.

Detroit Lions

Greenwood signed with the Detroit Lions on May 6, 2013.[9] On August 19, 2013, he was waived/injured by the Lions.[10] On August 20, 2013, he cleared waivers and was placed on injured reserve. He was released on August 8, 2014.[11]

Toronto Argonauts

On October 28, 2014, Greenwood signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Greenwood only appeared in two games for the Argonauts during the 2014 campaign and only playing on special teams. He recorded two special teams tackles in both games. Greenwood saw an increased role for the double-blue in 2015, playing in eight games and contributing 33 defensive tackles, three special teams tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery. Greenwood had a bit of a breakout season in 2016, despite missing a number of games due to a knee injury he suffered in August.[12] He accumulated 70 tackles in only 12 games. After not being re-signed by the Argos following the season, Greenwood became a free agent on February 14, 2017.

Edmonton Eskimos

On March 8, 2017, Greenwood signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL.[13] He tore his anterior cruciate ligament on the first day of training camp and missed the entire 2017 CFL season. He was then released on March 14, 2018.[14]

Calgary Stampeders

On September 12, 2018, Greenwood was signed by the Calgary Stampeders.[15] He was brought in to add Canadian depth and special teams play; in six games on the active roster, Greenwood made two defensive tackles and five special teams tackles. In the playoffs, which culminated in the Stampeders winning the 106th Grey Cup, Greenwood had three more special teams tackles. Prior to free agency, Greenwood signed a one-year extension.[16]

Greenwood's 2019 season saw him play in 12 games, making a then-league leading 79 tackles, as well as two sacks, an interception, and three forced fumbles. However, like in previous seasons, Greenwood was unable to stay healthy and ended up of the injured list following week 14. Greenwood was still recognized as the Calgary nominee for the Most Outstanding Canadian Award.[17] He returned to play in the Stampeders' West-Semi Final loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers where he recorded three defensive tackles.[18]

Greenwood became a free agent on February 11, 2020 and was not signed by any team.[19] He planned on re-signing with the Stampeders, but the 2020 CFL season was postponed and ultimately cancelled.[18] Instead, he re-signed with the Stampeders on January 29, 2021 for the 2021 CFL season.[18]

References
  1. "2010 CFL Canadian Draft: 36 players picked from CIS teams". McGill University. May 2, 2010.
  2. "ARGOS AGREE TO TRADE TOP PICK IN 2010 DRAFT TO ROUGHRIDERS". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
  3. "Lions and Argos complete draft day trade". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  4. "Argos take Cory Greenwood at #3". Canadian Football League. May 2, 2010.
  5. http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article-2/CHIEFS-SIGN-ROOKIE-FREE-AGENT-LB-CORY-GREENWOOD/1ded07f9-2346-473c-a4be-3c553e73c734 Archived 2010-05-21 at the Wayback Machine Chiefs sign rookie free agent LB Cory Greenwood
  6. https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=321870 Argos draft pick Greenwood signs with chiefs
  7. http://www.kcchiefs.com/team/roster.html Kansas City Chiefs depth chart
  8. http://www.kcchiefs.com/team/depth-chart.html Archived 2010-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Kansas City Chiefs active roster
  9. Cory Greenwood and Derek Hardman add depth at positions of need Archived 2013-06-28 at Archive.today
  10. Meinke, Kyle (August 19, 2013). "Detroit Lions continue roster shakeup by signing TE Cameron Morrah". MLive.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  11. Rothstein, Michael. "Detroit Lions release Cory Greenwood". ESPN. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  12. nurun.com. "Greenwood could miss up to five weeks". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  13. "Esks sign national Cory Greenwood". CFL.ca. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  14. "Eskimos release LB Cory Greenwood". 3DownNation. March 14, 2018.
  15. "Stamps add LB Cory Greenwood to practice roster". CFL.ca. 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  16. "Grey Cup-champion Stampeders re-sign Canadian linebacker Cory Greenwood". Sportsnet. January 29, 2019.
  17. "CFL announces 2019 team award winners". Canadian Football League. October 30, 2019.
  18. "Greenwood back". Calgary Stampeders. January 29, 2021.
  19. "2020 Free agent tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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