Cie Grant

American football player (born 1979)

American football player

Willie "Cie" Grant (born November 27, 1979) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints.^[1][2] He was drafted in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft.^[3] He played college football at 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.^[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]}

References

1. "Players: Cie Grant". National Football League. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
2. Doerschuk, Steve (January 23, 2010). "Around the NFL: Fox has a lot of respect for Browns' new hire, Sandusky". The Repository. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
3. "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
4. Lesmerises, Doug (September 11, 2010). "Ohio State Buckeyes bury Miami Hurricanes and some doubts with convincing win". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
5. Murphy, Austin (January 13, 2003). "'The Best Damn Team' Wins the Big One". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 15, 2010.