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Position: | Defensive end | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | November 19, 1980||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 262 lb (119 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Judson (Converse, Texas) | ||||
College: | Kentucky | ||||
Undrafted: | 2003 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Otis Wayne Grigsby, Jr. (born November 19, 1980) is an American former professional 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
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.
Grigsby in 45 games and started 18 at Kentucky and notched 10.0 sacks during collegiate career.
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.
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