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* [[BCS national champion]] ([[2003 Fiesta Bowl|2002]])
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* Second-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[2002 All-Big Ten Conference football team|2002]])
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'''Willie "Cie" Grant''' (born November 27, 1979) is a former [[American football]] [[linebacker]] in the [[National Football League]] 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}}</ref> He played [[college football]] at [[the 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.<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/|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}}
'''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}}


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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.