Steve Grant
{{Short description|American football player (born 1969)}}
{{other people||Stephen Grant (disambiguation){{!}}Stephen Grant}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Steve Grant
| image =
| number = 59
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|23}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 240
| high_school = Miami Southridge
(Miami, Florida)
| college = West Virginia
| draftyear = 1992
| draftround = 10
| draftpick = 253
| pastteams =
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1992}}–{{NFL Year|1997}})
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1998}})*{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/signings/1998/6 |website=NFL.com |access-date=21 July 2024}}
|highlights =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 83
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 47
| statlabel3 = Tackles
| statvalue3 = 233
| statlabel4 = Sacks
| statvalue4 = 3.0
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 1
| statlabel6 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue6 = 6
| pfr = GranSt20
}}
Stephen Mitchell Grant (born December 23, 1969) is an American former professional football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers.{{cite web |last1=Fauber |first1=Gary |title=Former WVU All-American Grant delivers message to FCA audience |url=https://www.register-herald.com/sports/former-wvu-all-american-grant-delivers-message-to-fca-audience/article_9215aad9-2231-58af-9a88-82278d117def.html |website=Register Herald |date=23 May 2016 |publisher=Register Herald Beckley West Virginia |access-date=16 March 2021}} As of 2019, Grant is the chaplain for the Texas Tech University football program in Lubbock, Texas.{{cite web |last1=Keenan |first1=Steve |title=Grant stresses character, good relationships to local students |url=https://www.fayettetribune.com/sports/grant-stresses-character-good-relationships-to-local-students/article_4bea334a-d56d-11e9-936e-3bb801c9262a.html |website=Fayette Tribune |date=12 September 2019 |access-date=16 March 2021}}
Professional career
Grant was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1992 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Woods |first1=Daniel |title=The Mountaineers By The Numbers: No. 4 |url=https://www.si.com/college/westvirginia/football/the-mountaineers-by-the-numbers-no-4 |website=Sports Illustrated West Virginia Mountaineers |date=25 June 2020 |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=16 March 2021}} Grant was the Colts' Hard Nose Player of the Year in 1994, when he recorded a fumble recovery.{{cite web |last1=Ellis |first1=Alexandria |title=A Voice Away From Home |url=https://texastech.com/news/2012/3/12/A_Voice_Away_From_Home.aspx |website=Texas Tech Athletics |access-date=16 March 2021}} In 1995, Grant started all 16 games of the season and recorded his first career professional interception. Injuries ended Grant's career early in 1997 however, after spending six seasons in the NFL.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090611132239/http://www.wvustats.com/football/player.php?team_id=308&person_id=596 Steve Grant's Collegiate Stats]
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Category:Miami Southridge Senior High School alumni
Category:Players of American football from Miami
Category:American football linebackers