Nicolas Grigsby (born December 26, 1988) is a former

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. He was most recently a member of the

Ottawa Redblacks The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) ( French: Le Rouge et Noir d'Ottawa) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team plays in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Startin ...

of the

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(CFL). He played

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College career

Grigsby played college football at the

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from 2007 to 2010. During his career he rushed for 2,957 yards on 572 carries with 28

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s. In 2013, he returned to college to play

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Professional career

NFL

Grigsby signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent on July 26, 2011. He also spent time on the

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and

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...

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CFL

Grigsby then signed with the

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of the

in May 2012. He was released by the Lions in June. After spending a year in Arizona playing baseball, Grigsby returned to football signing with the

Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fiel ...

in 2014. In his CFL debut he rushed for 122 yards on 21 carries. On October 15, 2014, he was released from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, one week after he was demoted from starting running back. The starting running back duties were given to Paris Cotton. At the time of his release, Nic Grigsby led the CFL with 9 touchdowns and was the fourth leading rusher, rushing for 744 yards. Aside from his great opening game, Grigsby averaged only 47.9 rushing yards per game in the following 13 games with the Blue Bombers. On October 21, 2014, Grigsby signed with the

Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...

. He played in 3 regular season games with the Ti-Cats, and both playoff games. In the regular season Grigsby totaled 146 rushing yards on 30 carries and 1 rushing touchdown. In late February the Ti-Cats and Grigsby announced a contract extension. On July 14, 2015, Grigsby was released by the

. He was signed by the

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for the remainder of the 2015 CFL season, however he did not appear in any games. Grigsby was released by the Eskimos on May 3, 2016. Grigsby was signed to the

practice roster on July 4, 2016. He appeared in 5 games for the Redblacks carrying the ball 59 times for 265 yards (4.5 yards per carry) with 1 rushing touchdown. Grigsby was released August 17, 2016.

References

External links

Ottawa Redblacks bio

Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio

Tampa Bay Buccaneers bioOakland Raiders bioMiami Dolphins bioArizona Wildcats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grigsby, Nic 1988 births Living people American football running backs Arizona Christian University alumni Arizona Wildcats football players BC Lions players Canadian football running backs Edmonton Elks players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Las Vegas Locomotives players Miami Dolphins players Oakland Raiders players Players of American football from Los Angeles Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Players of Canadian football from Los Angeles