Deon Grant

Deon Grant

Grant with the Seahawks in November 2008.
No. 34     New York Giants
Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: March 14, 1979 (1979-03-14)
Place of birth: Augusta, Georgia
High School: T. W. Josey High School Augusta, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College: Tennessee
NFL Draft: 2000 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57
Debuted in 2001 for the Carolina Panthers
Career history
Carolina Panthers (2000–2003) Jacksonville Jaguars (2004–2006) Seattle Seahawks (2007–2009) New York Giants (2010–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
BCS National Championship (1998) Consensus All-American (1999) Super Bowl champion (XLVI)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011
Tackles	771
Sacks	6.5
INTs	30
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Deon D'Marquis Grant (born March 14, 1979) is an American football safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Tennessee, was a member of Tennessee's national championship team and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft, and has also played professionally for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Seattle Seahawks of the NFL.

Early years

Grant was born in Augusta, Georgia. He attended T. W. Josey High School in Augusta, and played high school football for the T.W. Josey Eagles. In 1995, Deon Grant and the T.W. Josey Eagles would go on to defeat Cedar Shoals to win the AAA State Championship and comple a perfect record of 15-0.

College career

Grant attended the University of Tennessee, and played for the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 1997 to 2000. He was selected as a consensus first-team All-American in 1999 after he tied for the NCAA lead with nine interceptions for 167 return yards. He finished the 1999 season with 69 tackles and eight pass breakups. He had two picks in three different games and earned SEC Defensive Player of the week after intercepting three passes versus Auburn. His leaping interception in UT's overtime win over Florida in 1998 was a crucial play in the Vols' march to the BCS National Championship. Grant left Tennessee and declared for the NFL Draft following his junior year.

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Grant was drafted in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers.

Jacksonville Jaguars

After playing for four seasons with the Panthers, Grant was sent to the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he played for three seasons.

Seattle Seahawks

Grant was picked up in free agency by the Seattle Seahawks in 2007. He was cut March 15, 2010 mostly because of his large contract. He finished his tenure in Seattle with 224 tackles, eight interceptions and one fumble recovery.

New York Giants

Grant signed with the New York Giants on April 1, 2010. After one season with the Giants, he became an unrestricted free agent, however he re-signed with the Giants on August 16, 2011 to a one-year, $4 million contract.

Statistics

Source: [1]

		Tackles						Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	G	GS	Total	Solo	Sck	Sfty	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	FF	FR
2001	CAR	16	16	71	59	1.0	0	5	96	19.2	43	0	0	0
2002	CAR	16	16	67	53	0	0	3	16	5.3	10	0	1	1
2003	CAR	16	16	77	65	1.0	0	3	25	8.3	25	0	0	1
2004	JAX	16	16	65	50	1.0	0	2	4	2.0	4	0	0	1
2005	JAX	16	16	66	55	1.5	0	3	29	9.7	29	0	0	0
2006	JAX	16	16	60	53	0	0	2	25	12.5	24	0	0	0
2007	SEA	16	16	77	65	0	0	3	34	11.3.0	34	0	0	0
2008	SEA	16	16	79	62	0	0	2	31	15.5	31	0	0	0
2009	SEA	16	16	78	60	0.0	0	3	7	2.3	7	0	1	0
Total		144	144	640	522	4.5	0	26	267	10.3	43	0	2	3

On February 5, 2012 The New York Giants defeated The New England Patriots 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI to become World Champions in the NFL