David Grant (American football)

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David Grant
No. 98, 99, 70
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1965-09-17) September 17, 1965 (age 58)
Belleville, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:277 lb (126 kg)
Career information
High school: Belleville (NJ)
College: West Virginia
NFL draft: 1988  / Round: 4 / Pick: 84
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played - started:70 - 22
Sacks:8.5
Interceptions:11

David John Grant (born September 17, 1965) is a former professional American football defensive end who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Green Bay Packers. [1] He was a fourth round draft selection for the Bengals in the 1988 NFL Draft. [2] He also pledged Kappa Alpha Psi, Epsilon Chi chapter.

Raised in Belleville, New Jersey, Grant graduated in 1983 from Belleville High School. [3]

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References

  1. The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia . Sterling Publishing. 2006. p.  267. ISBN   1-4027-4216-9.
  2. "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  3. Lamberti, Mike. "Buc Shots: Belleville High grad David Grant reflects on Super Bowl experience", Belleville Times, February 4, 2016. Accessed July 1, 2019. "David Grant, a 1983 Belleville High School graduate, recalls his experience playing in Super Bowl XXIII against NFL Hall of Famers Joe Montana and Jerry Rice."