Greg Biekert
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Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | March 14, 1969 Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Longmont | ||||||||
| College | Colorado | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1993: 7th round, 181st overall pick | ||||||||
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Gregory Scott Biekert[1] (born March 14, 1969) is an American football coach and former linebacker in the National Football League (NFL).
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.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) |
231 lb (105 kg) |
31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 4.80 s | 1.72 s | 2.86 s | 4.29 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 23 reps |
After college, he was drafted by the then L.A. Raiders in the seventh round (181st overall) of the 1993 NFL draft and played in 176 games with 155 starts.[2] He led the Raiders in tackles for six seasons, including four straight years (1998–2001). He recovered the Tom Brady incomplete pass that was called because of the disputed and since overturned Tuck rule in the 2001 AFC divisional playoff game against the New England Patriots which Tom Brady admitted might have been a fumble in May 2022. 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.[3] He was promoted to linebackers coach on February 8, 2011.[4] He resigned to focus on family following the 2011 season. He was the coach at Timnath Middle High School in Timnath, Colorado.