Greg Biekert

Gregory Biekert (born March 14, 1969) is an American football coach and former linebacker.

Greg Biekert
No. 54
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1969-03-14) March 14, 1969
Iowa City, Iowa
Career information
College:Colorado
NFL Draft:1993 / Round: 7 / Pick: 181
Career history
As player:
As coach:
  • Oakland Raiders (20102011)
    Linebackers Coach
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:1,093
Sacks:16
Interceptions:7
Player stats at NFL.com

Biekert attended Longs Peak Middle School and Longmont High School in Longmont, Colorado, where he lettered in football. He was a standout linebacker for the Colorado Buffaloes. After college, he was drafted by the then L.A. Raiders in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL Draft and played in 144 games with 123 starts. He led the Raiders in tackles for six seasons, including four straight years (1998–2001). He recovered the Tom Brady fumble that was ruled an incomplete pass because of the Tuck rule in the 2001 AFC divisional playoff game against the New England Patriots. After two full seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Biekert retired after the 2003 season.

Biekert rejoined the Raiders as an assistant coach on defense on July 27, 2010.[1] He was promoted to linebackers coach on February 8, 2011.[2] He was not retained following the 2011 season.

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