Cie Grant
American football player (born 1979)
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Willie "Cie" Grant (born November 27, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints.[1][2] He was selected in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft with the 86th overall pick.[3] He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. 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]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 0+3⁄8 in (1.84 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | 31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | |||||||||
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Dover, Ohio, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||
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| Born | November 27, 1979 Dover, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||
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| High school | New Philadelphia (New Philadelphia, Ohio) | ||||
| College | Ohio State | ||||
| NFL draft | 2003: 3rd round, 86th overall pick | ||||
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