Dan Grayson (1967-Aug. 1, 2021) was a former
American football linebacker who played one season with the
Saskatchewan Roughriders of the
Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the
Pittsburgh Steelers
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in the seventh round of the
1990 NFL Draft
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. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Washington State University, where he was a 1st Team All-Pac-10 selection at linebacker in 1989.
Due to his behavioral difficulties and change in personality, Grayson believed he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy from his football career and donated his brain to science.
References
External links
Just Sports StatsFanbase profile
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Players of American football from Washington (state)
American football linebackers
Canadian football linebackers
American players of Canadian football
Washington State Cougars football players
Saskatchewan Roughriders players