Cie Grant

Tackles	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cie Grant
No. 58
Position	Linebacker
Personal information
Born	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: 3rd round, 86th overall pick
Career history
	New Orleans Saints (2003–2006);
Awards and highlights
	BCS national champion (2002); Second-team All-Big Ten (2002);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles
Tackles	3
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Last updated October 31, 2025

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 with the 86th overall pick.^[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 ]}

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span
6 ft 0+3⁄8 in (1.84 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m)	9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m)
All values from NFL Combine ^[6]

References

↑ "Players: Cie Grant". National Football League. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
↑ 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.
↑ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
↑ Lesmerises, Doug (September 11, 2010). "Ohio State Buckeyes bury Miami Hurricanes and some doubts with convincing win". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
↑ 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.
↑ "Cie Grant College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 25, 2025.

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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.

[6] "Cie Grant College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 25, 2025.

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