Cory Grissom
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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 9, 1990 LaGrange, Georgia |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 316 lb (143 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | LaGrange (GA) Troup County |
| College: | South Florida |
| Undrafted: | 2013 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Cory Grissom (born June 9, 1990) is a retired American football defensive end who played for the Green Bay Blizzard and Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for the University of South Florida.
Professional career
[edit]New England Patriots
[edit]On May 3, 2013, he signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent.[1] On August 26, 2013, he was placed on the injured reserve list and missed the rest of the 2013 season.[2] He was released on March 12, 2014. On March 19, 2014, he signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Miami Dolphins
[edit]On August 25, 2014, Grissom was signed by the Miami Dolphins. Despite sources stating that he was released the next day, Grissom disagrees with the statement that he was there for two days.[3]
Nebraska Danger
[edit]On June 4, 2015, Grissom signed with the Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League.
Green Bay Blizzard
[edit]In April 2016, Grissom was traded to the Green Bay Blizzard.[4] Grissom re-signed with the Blizzard on January 30, 2017. On October 10, 2017, Grissom re-signed with the Blizzard.
In his final season with the Green Bay Blizzard Grissom was named 2nd team All-IFL.
Following the 2018 season, Grissom announced his retirement from Indoor Football via Facebook.
References
[edit]- ^ "Patriots sign 19 undrafted free agents". nbcsports.com. May 3, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ Hughes, Luke (August 26, 2013). "Patriots Release Kamar Aiken, Niko Koutouvides, Three Others, Re-Sign Two players". NESN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ^ @MiamiDolphins (August 26, 2014). "The team has announced the following roster moves:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Bob Hamar (April 8, 2016). "Danger facing Iowa shorthanded". www.theindepedent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved April 13, 2016.