Jabari Amin Greer (born February 11, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2004. Greer also played in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints.
 Greer at the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl XLIV victory parade in 2010. | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | February 11, 1982 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | South Side (Jackson, Tennessee) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
editBorn in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Greer moved to Texas at age seven and later lived in Jackson, Tennessee, where he attended South Side High School.[1][2] At South Side, Greer was an all-state selection in football and won seven individual state track championships.[3][4]
College career
editDuring his college career at Tennessee, Greer participated in track and field as well as football. He broke the 110m hurdles school record that had previously been held by Collin Henderson. He was the 2003 NCAA Indoor Champion for 60 meter hurdles. Greer was a three-year starter at cornerback and broke a school record by playing in 51 games. He graduated from Tennessee in 2004 with a degree in psychology.[5]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
178 lb (81 kg) |
31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) |
8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.45 s | 1.56 s | 2.62 s | 36+1⁄2 in (0.93 m) |
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
7 reps | |||
| All values were from NFL Scouting Combine.[6][7] See also scouting report. | ||||||||||||
Buffalo Bills
editNFL Draft Scout predicted Greer to be a fourth or fifth round pick in the 2004 NFL draft, but Greer was not selected.[6] Greer's scouting report noted that he lacked size, a factor that might pose "problems in handling the larger receivers."[7] The Buffalo Bills signed Greer on April 26, 2004, as an undrafted free agent.[2] While in Buffalo he played mostly as a nickel or dimeback and on special teams. In 2008, he started the first 10 games of the season, recording two Pick 6s before suffering an injury.
New Orleans Saints
editOn March 4, 2009, Greer signed a four-year contract with the New Orleans Saints.[8] He became a starter for the Saints and returned an interception for a touchdown in a game against the Atlanta Falcons. He was injured on November 8, 2009, and missed most of the rest of the 2009 regular season, but returned in time to play a significant role in the playoffs.[9]
On February 12, 2014, three months after tearing his left ACL against the 49ers, Greer was cut by the New Orleans Saints to create more cap space for the team.[10]
Retirement
editOn September 11, 2014, Greer announced his retirement during an appearance on ESPN.[11]
Greer now works as an NFL Analyst for TSN in Canada, as well as a college football analyst for SEC Network.[12]
Greer also was an on air broadcaster for Your Call Football, an interactive game where fans call real time plays for players, including former NFL players such as Greer.[13]
Career statistics
edit| Year | Team | G | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | Safety | Passes defended | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||||
| 2004 | BUF | 12 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | BUF | 16 | 2 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | BUF | 16 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | BUF | 16 | 13 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | BUF | 10 | 10 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NO | 9 | 8 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | NO | 14 | 13 | 61 | 54 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | NO | 16 | 16 | 71 | 60 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | NO | 14 | 13 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | NO | 10 | 10 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 133 | 86 | 413 | 348 | 65 | 2.0 | 0 | 95 | 13 | 240 | – | 48 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Personal life
editGreer became a single father after the passing of his wife, Katrina. He has established a non-profit foundation, the Greer Campaign, focused on programs to assist both single and married fathers in developing their parenting skills.
References
edit- ^ Olstad, Jay (February 8, 2010). "Milwaukee Native Wins Super Bowl". WTMJ-TV. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ a b "Jabari Greer". New Orleans Saints. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Track & Field: Jabari Greer". UTSports.com. University of Tennessee. Archived from the original on June 18, 2004. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Football: Jabari Greer". UTSports.com. University of Tennessee. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ Lee, Stephen (August 20, 2015). "VFL Jabari Greer Joins SEC Network". Tennessee Update. University of Tennessee. Archived from the original on August 21, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ a b "Jabari Greer". NFL Draft Scout. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ a b "Prospect profiles: Jabari Greer". NFL. Archived from the original on June 10, 2004.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints sign cornerback Jabari Greer, re-sign receiver Devery Henderson | NOLA.com". Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
- ^ Hogan, Nakia (January 13, 2010). "The return of cornerbacks Jabari Greer and Tracy Porter gives the New Orleans Saints' defense a whole new look". The Times-Picayune. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints part ways with Jabari Greer, Roman Harper, Will Smith and Jonathan Vilma". New Orleans Saints. February 12, 2014. Archived from the original on February 15, 2014.
- ^ "Jabari Greer announces retirement", ESPN.com, September 11, 2014.
- ^ "ESPN Bios Archive", ESPNMediaZone.com
- ^ ". "Fan-powered league ready to play". Sports Business Daily. April 16, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Stacey Plainsance, "Celebration of fathers a crusade for Saints player", Associated Press in Knoxville News Sentinel, June 14, 2012.
- ^ Garrett Galuszka, "Greer Campaign launches fatherhood program after success of Run Jackson", Times-Picayune, July 9, 2012. archived link
- ^ Jordan Buie, "Dads question best path of fatherhood: Greer Campaign provides answers for local fathers trying to improve"[permanent dead link], The Jackson Sun, August 15, 2012.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Jabari Greer on Twitter
- Jabari Greer on Facebook