Jabari Greer

Jabari Greer

Greer returns an interception during the Saints' NFC Wild Card game on January 8, 2011.
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Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth:	February 11, 1982
Place of birth:	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:	Jackson (TN) South Side
College:	Tennessee
Undrafted:	2004
Career history
Buffalo Bills (2004–2008) New Orleans Saints (2009–2013)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XLIV) NFC Champion (2009)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 413 Sacks: 2.0 Interceptions: 13 Forced fumbles: 2 Player stats at NFL.com

Jabari Amin Greer (born February 11, 1982) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played college football at Tennessee and was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2004.

Greer has also been a member of the New Orleans Saints.

Early years

Greer was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and moved to Texas at age seven.^[1][2] He attended South Side High School in Jackson, Tennessee. At South Side, Greer was an all state selection in both football and track. He won seven individual state track championships.^[3]

College career

During 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. 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.^[4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
5 ft 10 in	178 lb	31^1⁄8 in	8^7⁄8 in	4.45 s	1.56 s	2.62 s			36^1⁄2 in	10 ft 6 in	7 reps
All values were from NFL Scouting Combine.[5][6] See also scouting report.

Buffalo Bills

NFL Draft Scout predicted Greer to be a fourth or fifth round pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, but Greer was not selected.^[5] Greer's scouting report noted that he lacked size, a factor that might pose "problems in handling the larger receivers."^[6] 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, before suffering an injury.

New Orleans Saints

On March 4, 2009, Greer signed a four-year contract with the New Orleans Saints.^[7] He became a starter for the Saints and returned an interception for a touchdown in a Monday Night Football 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.^[8]

After the Saints won Super Bowl XLIV, Greer's hometown, Jackson, Tennessee, honored him with a celebration at South Side High School on March 5, 2010, called "Jabari Greer Day", and awarded him the key to the city.^[3]

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.^[9]

Retirement

On September 11, 2014, Greer announced his retirement during an appearance on ESPN.^[10]

Greer now works as a college football analyst for SEC Network. ^[11]

Career Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	Tackles					Interceptions						Fumbles
				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

Greer became a single father at the age of 21 and now has four children in all (including two with 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.

^[12][13][14]

References

1. Olstad, Jay (February 8, 2010). "Milwaukee Native Wins Super Bowl". WTMJ-TV. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
2. "Jabari Greer". New Orleans Saints. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
3. Brandon Shields, "Ex-Vol Jabari Greer honored by high school", The Tennessean, March 5, 2010. Paid archive.
4. "Jabari Greer". Buffalo Bills. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
5. "Jabari Greer". NFL Draft Scout. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
6. "Prospect profiles: Jabari Greer". NFL. Archived from the original on June 10, 2004.
7. http://blog.nola.com/saintsbeat/2009/03/new_orleans_saints_sign_corner.html
8. Nakia Hogan, "The return of cornerbacks Jabari Greer and Tracy Porter gives the New Orleans Saints' defense a whole new look", Times-Picayune, January 13, 2010.
9. "New Orleans Saints part ways with Jabari Greer, Roman Harper, Will Smith and Jonathan Vilma", NewOrleansSaints.com, February 12, 2014.
10. "Jabari Greer announces retirement", ESPN.com, September 11, 2014.
11. "ESPN Bios Archive", ESPNMediaZone.com
12. Stacey Plainsance, "Celebration of fathers a crusade for Saints player", Associated Press in Knoxville News Sentinel, June 14, 2012.
13. Garrett Galuszka, "Greer Campaign launches fatherhood program after success of Run Jackson", Times-Picayune, July 9, 2012.
14. Jordan Buie, "Dads question best path of fatherhood: Greer Campaign provides answers for local fathers trying to improve", The Jackson Sun, August 15, 2012.

External links

• New Orleans Saints team biography
• Buffalo Bills team biography (2007)
• Buffalo Bills team biography (2004-2006)
• Tennessee Volunteers football biography
• Tennessee Volunteers track and field biography