Otis Grigsby

Otis Grigsby

No. --     Free Agent
Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: November 19, 1980 (1980-11-19) (age 31)
Place of birth: San Antonio, Texas
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Weight: 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
College: Kentucky
Undrafted in 2003
Debuted in 2007 for the Carolina Panthers
Career history
Miami Dolphins (2003–2004)* Atlanta Falcons (2005)* Carolina Panthers (2006–2007) Minnesota Vikings (2007–2009) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Free Agent
Career highlights and awards
No notable achievements
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2008
Tackles	2
Sacks	1.0
Forced fumbles	0
Stats at NFL.com

Otis Wayne Grigsby, Jr. (born November 19, 1980 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent of the National Football League. 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

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. Otis Grigsby graduated from Judson High School in the top 10 percent of his class.

College career

Grigsby in 45 games and started 18 at Kentucky and notched 10.0 sacks during collegiate career.

Personal

Grigsby is married to Lauren Cummins.

Professional 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.

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.

References

External links

• Minnesota Vikings bio

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Name	Grigsby, Otis
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Date of birth	November 19, 1980
Place of birth	San Antonio, Texas
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