Aaron Grymes
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image = 2019, 36, Aaron Grymes.jpg
| caption = Grymes with the BC Lions in 2019
| current_team = Edmonton Elks
| position = Defensive backs coach
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|3|1}}
| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 186
| high_school = West Seattle (WA)
| college = Idaho
| undraftedyear = 2013
| pastteams =
- Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|2013}}–{{CFL Year|2015}})
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2016}})
- Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|2017}}–{{CFL Year|2018}})
- BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2019}}–{{CFL Year|2020}})
- Edmonton Elks ({{CFL Year|2021|2023}})
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|2024}})*
| pastcoaching =
- Edmonton Elks ({{CFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status =
| cflstatus = American
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 1
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 =
| cflstatlabel1 = Games played
| cflstatvalue1 = 95
| cflstatlabel2 = Defensive tackles
| cflstatvalue2 = 294
| cflstatlabel3 = Interceptions
| cflstatvalue3 = 13
| cflstatlabel4 = Sacks
| cflstatvalue4 = 1
| cfl = aaron-grymes/159623/
}}
Aaron Grymes (born March 1, 1991) is an American former professional football defensive back who is the defensive backs coach for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Idaho. Grymes made his professional debut for the Edmonton Eskimos in 2013 and has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) and BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.
College career
Grymes played for the Idaho Vandals from 2009 to 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.govandals.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID%3D204775022 |title=Aaron Grymes bio |access-date=2015-01-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030603/http://www.govandals.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=204775022 |archive-date=2016-03-04 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/aaron-grymes-1.html|title=Aaron Grymes College Stats - College Football at Sports-Reference.com|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com}}
Professional career
=Edmonton Eskimos (first stint)=
Grymes signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on May 29, 2013.{{Cite web |url=http://www.esks.com/article/esks-sign-three-imports |title=Esks sign three | Edmonton Eskimos |access-date=2015-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909000925/http://esks.com/article/esks-sign-three-imports |archive-date=2013-09-09 |url-status=dead }} He won his first professional championship with the Eskimos in the 103rd Grey Cup victory over Ottawa.
=Philadelphia Eagles=
Grymes signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on February 18, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2016/02/eagles_sign_former_cfl_cornerback_aaron_grymes_rep.html|title=Eagles sign former CFL cornerback Aaron Grymes|date=18 February 2016 }} Grymes was released during final roster cuts and was later re-signed to the practice squad on October 24, 2016.{{cite web|title=Eagles Re-Sign CB Aaron Grymes To Practice Squad|date=24 October 2016 |url=http://nfltraderumors.co/eagles-bringing-cb-aaron-grymes-physical-monday/}} He was promoted to the Eagles active roster on November 11, 2016.{{cite web|title=Eagles Promoting CB Aaron Grymes To Active Roster|url=http://nfltraderumors.co/eagles-promoting-cb-aaron-grymes-active-roster/|date=November 11, 2016}} He was released by the Eagles on November 21 and was re-signed to the practice squad.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2016/11/eagles_sign_wr_paul_turner_to_53-man_roster_cut_aa.html |title=Eagles sign WR Paul Turner to 53-man roster, cut Aaron Grymes |last=Lombardo |first=Matt |date=21 November 2016 |publisher=NJ.com |publication-date=November 21, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Eagles sign Aaron Grymes back to practice squad|url=http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2016/11/23/13727244/eagles-sign-aaron-grymes-back-to-practice-squad|author=Hermann, Adam|website=BleedingGreenNation.com|date=November 23, 2016}} He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 2, 2017.{{cite web|title=Eight Signed To Reserve/Future Contracts|url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eight-Signed-To-ReserveFuture-Contracts/fd99e052-6fd9-4ea0-860d-39f03f975aa5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209223815/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eight-Signed-To-ReserveFuture-Contracts/fd99e052-6fd9-4ea0-860d-39f03f975aa5|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2018|author=McPherson, Chris|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=January 2, 2017}} He was waived on September 1, 2017.{{cite web|title=Eagles Announce 16 Moves; Trim Roster To 70 Players|url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Announce-16-Moves-Trim-Roster-To-70-Players/06a0ac51-011d-447f-bc72-ef2b857b6908|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205013104/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Announce-16-Moves-Trim-Roster-To-70-Players/06a0ac51-011d-447f-bc72-ef2b857b6908|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2018|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=September 1, 2017}}
=Edmonton Eskimos (second stint)=
Following his NFL release, Grymes re-signed with the Eskimos and played in six games to finish the 2017 CFL season. In 2018, he played in 17 games, recording 58 defensive tackles, five special teams tackles, and three interceptions.
=BC Lions=
On the first day of 2019 free agency, Grymes signed with the BC Lions for the 2019 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bclions.com/2019/02/12/lions-beef-secondary-addition-aaron-grymes/|title=Lions beef up secondary with addition of Aaron Grymes|date=February 12, 2019}} Grymes played in 16 games for the Lions in 2019, recording 54 defensive tackles and one interception. He missed the final two games of the season after suffering a torn ACL in Week 18.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/bc-lions-confirm-db-aaron-grymes-tore-acl-1.1382209|title=BC Lions confirm DB Aaron Grymes tore ACL - TSN.ca|author=TSN ca Staff|date=2019-10-16|website=TSN|language=en|access-date=2019-10-17}} He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and was released by the Lions on February 5, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2021/02/05/lions-release-db-aaron-grymes/|title=Lions release DB Aaron Grymes|publisher=Canadian Football League|date=February 5, 2021}}
=Edmonton Elks (third stint)=
Grymes signed a one-year contract with the Edmonton Elks on February 6, 2021.{{cite news |title=EE Football Team signs Aaron Grymes |url=https://www.esks.com/2021/02/06/ee-football-team-signs-aaron-grymes/ |website=Esks.com |date=February 6, 2021 |access-date=February 22, 2021}} He played in 13 regular season games in 2021 where he had 51 defensive tackles, seven pass knockdowns, and one interception.{{cite web |url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-CFL-Guide-PDF-for-site.pdf |title=2023 CFL Guide |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=January 5, 2024 |archive-date=June 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608011405/https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-CFL-Guide-PDF-for-site.pdf |url-status=dead }} After suffering a knee injury in a preseason game in 2022, he missed the entire season as well as the 2023 season.{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2024/01/04/edmonton-elks-release-veteran-db-aaron-grymes/ |title=Edmonton Elks release veteran DB Aaron Grymes |publisher=3DownNation |date=January 4, 2024}} He was released by the Elks on January 4, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.goelks.com/2024/01/04/transaction-edmonton-releases-veteran-aaron-grymes/ |title=Edmonton releases veteran Aaron Grymes |publisher=Edmonton Elks |date=January 4, 2024}}
=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=
On July 23, 2024, it was announced that Grymes had signed a practice roster agreement with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2024/07/23/bombers-add-veteran-db-aaron-grymes-to-practice-roster/ |title=Bombers add veteran DB Aaron Grymes to practice roster |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=July 23, 2024}} He did not play in a game for the team and was released on August 17, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2024/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=September 6, 2024}}
Grymes signed a one-day contract with the Edmonton Elks on September 6, 2024, in order to retire as a member of the team.{{cite web|url=https://www.goelks.com/2024/09/06/fan-favourite-grymes-returns-to-ee/ |title=Fan favourite Grymes returns to EE |publisher=Edmonton Elks |date=September 6, 2024}}
Coaching career
On September 6, 2024, it was announced that Grymes had joined the coaching staff of the Edmonton Elks to serve as a defensive assistant coach. On January 10, 2025, the Edmonton Elks announced that Grymes had been retained and was named the team's defensive backs coach.{{Cite news|url=https://www.goelks.com/2025/01/10/elks-announce-2025-coaching-staff/ |title=Elks announce 2025 Coaching Staff |publisher=Edmonton Elks |date=January 10, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.bluebombers.com/players/aaron-grymes/159623/ Winnipeg Blue Bombers profile]
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Category:American football defensive backs
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Category:Edmonton Elks coaches
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