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Morlon Greenwood No. 56 Omaha Nighthawks Linebacker Personal information Date of birth: July 17, 1978 Place of birth: Kingston, Jamaica Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 240 lb (109 kg) Career information College: Syracuse NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 3 / Pick: 88 Debuted in 2001 for the Miami Dolphins Career history - Miami Dolphins (2001–2004)
- Houston Texans (2005–2008)
- Oakland Raiders (2009)
- Omaha Nighthawks (2010–present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - No notable achievements
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2008 Tackles 682 Sacks 7.0 Forced fumbles 3 Stats at NFL.com Morlon O'Neil Greenwood (born July 17, 1978 in Kingston, Jamaica) is an American football linebacker for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse.
Greenwood has also played for the Houston Texans.
Early years
Greenwood attended Freeport High School and participated in both football and wrestling. At first, he was a wrestling athlete, but an assistant wrestling coach convinced him to start football as a junior. As a senior, in football, he was an All-County and an All-State pick, while he won the state wrestling title in the 215 lb. class.
Miami Dolphins 2001 NFL Draft selections Jamar Fletcher • Chris Chambers • Travis Minor • Morlon Greenwood • Shawn Draper • Brandon Winey • Josh Heupel • Otis Leverette • Rick CrowellOmaha Nighthawks current roster Active roster 1 Troy Smith | 2 Tom Mante | 3 D. J. Shockley | 5 Chris Davis | 7 Noel Devine | 8 Jeremiah Masoli | 13 Maurice Clarett | 19 Andrew Brewer | 20 Stuart Schweigert | 21 Shaud Williams | 22 Reynaldo Hill | 23 Ricardo Colclough | 24 Eric Green | 25 Garrett Wolfe | 31 Aaron Weathers | 34 John Griffin | 38 DeMarcus Faggins | 42 Clinton Hart | 44 Jay Moore | 45 Kyle Nelson | 49 Matt Wenger | 50 Kendall Smith | 51 Steve Octavien | 53 Michael Wilhoite | 55 Angelo Crowell | 56 Morlon Greenwood | 57 Donovan Raiola | 62 Zach Kendall | 65 Orrin Thompson | 66 Mitch Erickson | 67 Nick Hennessey | 70 Garrett Anderson | 71 Dan Gay | 74 Damion Cook | 77 Greg Ryan | 83 Chad Lucas | 85 Greg Orton | 86 Lee Vickers | 88 Sam Aiken | 89 Aubrey Quarles | 90 Christian Anthony | 93 Claude Harriott | 94 Dusty Dvoracek | 95 Justin Mincey | 96 Walter Curry | 99 Kevin Basped | -- Virgil Gray | -- Vic Hall | -- Louis Leonard
Reserve lists 9 Eric Crouch (IR) | 17 Chad Jackson (IR) | 26 Mike O'Connell (IR) | 27 Terrell Skinner (IR) | 28 Dovonte Edwards (IR) | 54 Pat Thomas (IR) | 63 Shannon Boatman (IR) | -- Maurice Purify (IR)
Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Freeport, New York
- Jamaican players of American football
- American football linebackers
- Syracuse Orange football players
- Miami Dolphins players
- Houston Texans players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Omaha Nighthawks players
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