Rupert Grant

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Rupert Grant
Born (1973-11-05) November 5, 1973 (age 51)
Education Howard University

American football career
Career information
College: Howard Bisons
Position: Fullback / Linebacker
Career history
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Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Rupert Grant (born November 5, 1973) is an American former professional Arena Football League (AFL) [2] fullback/linebacker most recently with the now-defunct Nashville Kats. His nickname is "Dogghead". During his time in the AFL, Grant also played for the Detroit Fury and Orlando Predators. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent out of Howard University in 1995. He was named Second-team All-Arena in 2001 and 2004.

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References

  1. "Rupert Grant". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on November 30, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  2. https://www.arenafan.com/players/Rupert_Grant-2022/ Archived May 2, 2024, at the Wayback Machine [ bare URL ]