Willie "Cie" Grant (born November 27, 1979) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints.[1][2] 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.[3][4] 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]
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Position: | Linebacker | ||
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Born: | (1979-11-27) November 27, 1979 (age 42) Dover, Ohio | ||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||
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High school: | New Philadelphia (OH) | ||
College: | Ohio State | ||
NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 3 / Pick: 22 | ||
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2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football—consensus national champions | |
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New Orleans Saints 2003 NFL draft selections | |
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