Otis Wayne Grigsby, Jr. (born November 19, 1980) is a former

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. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2003. He played

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. Grigsby has also been a member of the

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and

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Early years

Grigsby attended

Judson High School Judson High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Converse, Texas, United States, 15 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio. It was established in 1959 as part of the Judson Independent School District, and is currently classif ...

in Converse, Texas and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he started as a linebacker and was a first-team All-State selection. In basketball, he was an All-District Honorable Mention selection and an All-City selection. Grigsby graduated from Judson High School in the top 10 percent of his class.

College career

Grigsby in 45 games and started 18 at Kentucky and notched 10.0 sacks during collegiate career.

Professional career

In 2007, he played in eight regular season games—four with Carolina and the final four games of the season with Minnesota. He made his presence felt immediately with the Vikings, notching a 4th-quarter sack of former Vikings QB Shaun Hill at San Francisco (12/9), his 1st career sack, and forced a fumble on the play that was recovered by fellow lineman Spencer Johnson he played in 1st NFL game of his career in the opener at St. Louis (9/9) as a Panther. In 2006, he spent final two weeks of regular season on Panthers practice squad. He went to training camp with Carolina but was waived on 8/29/06. In 2005, he went to training camp with Atlanta but was waived on 8/26/05. In 2004, he spent training camp with Miami but was released in final roster cuts on 9/5/04. In 2003, he entered NFL as a rookie free agent with the Dolphins. He was inactive for all 16 games with Miami on a team that went 10–6 but did not make the playoffs under head coach Dave Wannstedt.

References

External links

Minnesota Vikings bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grigsby, Otis 1980 births Living people Judson High School alumni Players of American football from San Antonio American football defensive ends Kentucky Wildcats football players Miami Dolphins players Atlanta Falcons players Carolina Panthers players Minnesota Vikings players Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) players