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{{Short description|American football player (born 1979)}}
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|Birthplace= [[Dover, OH]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|11|27}}
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| birth_place = [[Dover, Ohio]], U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
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|years=2003–2006
| weight_lbs = 235
|teams=[[New Orleans Saints]]
| high_school = [[New Philadelphia High School|New Philadelphia (OH)]]
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| college = [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]
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| draftyear = 2003
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| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 22
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* [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{NFL Year|2003|2004}});({{NFL Year|2005}})*;({{NFL Year|2006}})*

| highlights =
* [[BCS national champion]] ([[2003 Fiesta Bowl|2002]])
* Second-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[2002 All-Big Ten Conference football team|2002]])
| statlabel1 = Tackles
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'''Willie "Cie" Grant''' (born [[November 27]], [[1979]] in [[Dover, Ohio]]) was an [[American football]] [[linebacker]] in the [[National Football League]] for the [[New Orleans Saints]] and is currently a [[free agent]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Ohio State University]]. Cie is most famous in the heart of Buckeyes for his play in the [[2003 Fiesta Bowl]] in the final play Miami quarterback [[Ken Dorsey]] snaps the ball and Grant quickly pressures him and makes him throw a incompeletion to win the National Championship for the Buckeyes. 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.
'''Willie''' "'''Cie'''" '''Grant''' (born November 27, 1979) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] [[linebacker]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[New Orleans Saints]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Players: Cie Grant|publisher=National Football League|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/ciegrant/profile?id=GRA520257|accessdate=2010-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Doerschuk|first=Steve|title=Around the NFL: Fox has a lot of respect for Browns' new hire, Sandusky|work=The Repository|date=2010-01-23|url=http://www.cantonrep.com/browns/x1643198507/Around-the-NFL-Fox-has-a-lot-of-respect-for-Browns-new-hire-Sandusky|accessdate=2010-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128203455/http://www.cantonrep.com/browns/x1643198507/Around-the-NFL-Fox-has-a-lot-of-respect-for-Browns-new-hire-Sandusky|archive-date=2010-01-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was drafted in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2003 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2003/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He played [[college football]] at [[Ohio State University]]<!--Wikipedians do not use "The" as part of Ohio State's name; it is considered a marketing gimmick, and routinely deleted.-->. 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lesmerises|first=Doug|title=Ohio State Buckeyes bury Miami Hurricanes and some doubts with convincing win|work=The Plain Dealer|date=2010-09-11|url=http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2010/09/ohio_state_buckeyes_bury_miami.html|accessdate=2010-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Murphy|first=Austin|title='The Best Damn Team' Wins the Big One|journal=Sports Illustrated|date=2003-01-13|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/news/2003/01/10/flashback_2003fiesta/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030115111331/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/news/2003/01/10/flashback_2003fiesta/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 15, 2003|accessdate=2010-12-15}}</ref> 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|date=December 2010}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:24, 12 October 2024

Cie Grant
No. 58
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1979-11-27) November 27, 1979 (age 45)
Dover, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:New Philadelphia (OH)
College:Ohio State
NFL draft:2003 / round: 3 / pick: 22
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Willie "Cie" Grant (born November 27, 1979) is an American former professional 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

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  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. Archived from the original on January 15, 2003. Retrieved December 15, 2010.


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