Cory Grissom
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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 9, 1990 LaGrange, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 316 lb (143 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | LaGrange (GA) Troup County |
| College: | South Florida |
| NFL draft: | 2013: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Ticory Grissom (born June 9, 1990) is a former American football defensive end who played for the Green Bay Blizzard and Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for the University of South Florida. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
Early career
[edit]Grissom attended Troup County High School in LaGrange, Georgia where he lettered three times in football and twice in wrestling. In football he was the teams best defensive lineman in 2007 as a senior, as well as all-region, when he recorded 13 sacks, along with five force fumbles and two recoveries. He was also rated the 64th best defensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com and 66th by Scout.com.
He then played for the South Florida Bulls as a defensive tackle. As a freshman in 2008, he appeared in one game. Against Florida International (FIU), he recorded two tackles before being sidelined by an ankle injury. In 2009, he appeared in eight games, with three starts at defensive tackle. For the season, he recorded 11 tackles. For 2010, he started all 13 games, recording 16 tackles, one sack, three tackles-for-loss and a pass breakup. In 2011, Grissom started all 12 games at defensive tackle, recording 38 tackles, 1.5 sacks, six tackles-for-loss, two quarterback pressures, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. During his final season in 2012, he started all 12 games at defensive tacklem, recording 38 tackles, 2.5 sacks, seven tackles-for-loss, and two pass breakups. At the end of the season, he was named All-Conference.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | ||
| 2008 | USF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | USF | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | USF | 13 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | USF | 12 | 12 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | USF | 12 | 12 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 46 | 40 | 105 | 53 | 52 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
306 lb (139 kg) |
5.31 s | 4.81 s | 7.79 s | 27.5 in (0.70 m) |
8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) |
22 reps |
New England Patriots
[edit]On May 3, 2013, Grissom signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent.[2] On August 26, 2013, he was placed on the injured reserve list and missed the rest of the 2013 season.[3] He was released on March 12, 2014. On March 19, 2014, he signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Miami Dolphins
[edit]On August 25, 2014, Grissom was signed by the Miami Dolphins. Despite sources stating that he was released the next day, Grissom disagrees with the statement that he was there for two days.[4]
Nebraska Danger
[edit]On June 4, 2015, Grissom signed with the Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League (IFL).
Green Bay Blizzard
[edit]In April 2016, Grissom was traded to the Green Bay Blizzard.[5] Grissom re-signed with the Blizzard on January 30, 2017. On October 10, 2017, Grissom re-signed with the Blizzard.
In his final season with the Green Bay Blizzard, Grissom was named second team All-IFL.
Following the 2018 season, Grissom announced his retirement from Indoor Football via Facebook.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cory Grissom bio". GoUSFBulls.com. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ "Patriots sign 19 undrafted free agents". nbcsports.com. May 3, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ Hughes, Luke (August 26, 2013). "Patriots Release Kamar Aiken, Niko Koutouvides, Three Others, Re-Sign Two players". NESN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ^ @MiamiDolphins (August 26, 2014). "The team has announced the following roster moves:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Bob Hamar (April 8, 2016). "Danger facing Iowa shorthanded". www.theindepedent.com. The Grand Island Independent. Retrieved April 13, 2016.