Otis Grigsby
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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| Born: | November 19, 1980 San Antonio, Texas | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Judson (Converse, Texas) | ||||||
| College: | Kentucky | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2003 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Otis Wayne Grigsby, Jr. (born November 19, 1980) is a former American football defensive end. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Kentucky.
Grigsby has also been a member of the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers
Early years[edit]
Grigsby attended Judson High School in Converse, Texas and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he started as a linebacker and was a first-team All-State selection. In basketball, he was an All-District Honorable Mention selection and an All-City selection. Grigsby graduated from Judson High School in the top 10 percent of his class.
College career[edit]
Grigsby in 45 games and started 18 at Kentucky and notched 10.0 sacks during collegiate career.
Professional career[edit]
In 2007, he played in eight regular season games—four with Carolina and the final four games of the season with Minnesota. He made his presence felt immediately with the Vikings, notching a 4th-quarter sack of former Vikings QB Shaun Hill at San Francisco (12/9), his 1st career sack, and forced a fumble on the play that was recovered by fellow lineman Spencer Johnson he played in 1st NFL game of his career in the opener at St. Louis (9/9) as a Panther.
In 2006, he spent final two weeks of regular season on Panthers practice squad. He went to training camp with Carolina but was waived on 8/29/06. In 2005, he went to training camp with Atlanta but was waived on 8/26/05. In 2004, he spent training camp with Miami but was released in final roster cuts on 9/5/04. In 2003, he entered NFL as a rookie free agent with the Dolphins. He was inactive for all 16 games with Miami on a team that went 10–6 but did not make the playoffs under head coach Dave Wannstedt.
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External links[edit]
- Minnesota Vikings bio Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine