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As a [[freshman]] at South Florida in 2018, Grier appeared in 12 games, posting eight tackles and a fumble recovery.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/sports/football/roster/antonio-grier/13411|publisher=[[USF Bulls]]|title=Antonio Grier}}</ref> In 2019, he appeared in all 12 games, six as a starter, and made 58 tackles, 8.5 TFLs and 4.0 sacks.<ref name="auto2"/> The following year, he earned second-team All-[[American Athletic Conference]] (AAC) honors after posting 59 tackles, 5.5 TFLs and 3.0 sacks in eight games.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/dec/24/razorbacks-sign-south-florida-lb/|newspaper=[[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]]|title=Razorbacks sign South Florida LB|date=December 24, 2022|author=Davenport, Richard}}</ref> In 2021, he started 12 games and posted a team-leading 92 tackles with eight TFLs, three sacks and two interceptions, repeating as a second-team All-AAC selection.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2022/12/12/usf-lb-antonio-grier-announces-decision-to-transfer-to-ucf/|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=December 12, 2022|title=USF LB Antonio Grier announces decision to transfer to UCF |author=Beede, Jason}}</ref> Grier played in the first three games of the 2022 season, recording 21 tackles, before suffering a season-ending hand injury and choosing to [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/top-20-countdown-no-13-antonio-grier|website=[[Rivals.com]]|title=Top 20 countdown: No. 13 - Antonio Grier|date=July 22, 2023|author=McFerran, Riley}}</ref>
As a [[freshman]] at South Florida in 2018, Grier appeared in 12 games, posting eight tackles and a fumble recovery.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://gousfbulls.com/sports/football/roster/antonio-grier/13411|publisher=[[USF Bulls]]|title=Antonio Grier}}</ref> In 2019, he appeared in all 12 games, six as a starter, and made 58 tackles, 8.5 TFLs and 4.0 sacks.<ref name="auto2"/> The following year, he earned second-team All-[[American Athletic Conference]] (AAC) honors after posting 59 tackles, 5.5 TFLs and 3.0 sacks in eight games.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/dec/24/razorbacks-sign-south-florida-lb/|newspaper=[[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]]|title=Razorbacks sign South Florida LB|date=December 24, 2022|author=Davenport, Richard}}</ref> In 2021, he started 12 games and posted a team-leading 92 tackles with eight TFLs, three sacks and two interceptions, repeating as a second-team All-AAC selection.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2022/12/12/usf-lb-antonio-grier-announces-decision-to-transfer-to-ucf/|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=December 12, 2022|title=USF LB Antonio Grier announces decision to transfer to UCF |author=Beede, Jason}}</ref> Grier played in the first three games of the 2022 season, recording 21 tackles, before suffering a season-ending hand injury and choosing to [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arkansas.rivals.com/news/top-20-countdown-no-13-antonio-grier|website=[[Rivals.com]]|title=Top 20 countdown: No. 13 - Antonio Grier|date=July 22, 2023|author=McFerran, Riley}}</ref>


Grier opted to transfer following the 2022 season, signing to play with the [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas Razorbacks]] for his final year of college football.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2023/apr/06/grier-quickly-gained-respect-of-teammates/|website=WholeHogSports.com|title=LB transfer Grier quickly gained respect of teammates|date=April 6, 2023|author=Bordelon, Scottie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2022/dec/22/arkansas-inks-transfer-linebacker/|newspaper=[[Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]]|title=Razorbacks sign transfer linebacker|author=Davenport, Richard|date=December 22, 2022}}</ref> On his first play with Arkansas, he intercepted a pass and returned it for a [[touchdown]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/sec/2023/09/12/antonio-grier-recaps-one-of-a-kind-first-snap-for-arkansas-football/70836935007/|newspaper=[[Southwest Times-Record]]|title=Antonio Grier recaps one-of-a-kind first snap for Arkansas football|author=Fuller, Jackson|date=September 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nwahomepage.com/sports/pig-trail-nation/antonio-grier-jr-fitting-right-in-at-arkansas/|publisher=[[KNWA-TV]]|title=Antonio Grier Jr. fitting right in at Arkansas|date=September 14, 2023|author=Pattyson, Jason}}</ref> Playing as the third [[linebacker]] for Arkansas, he finished seventh on the team with 36 tackles in his lone year as a Razorback.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://razorbackswire.usatoday.com/2024/04/28/arkansas-linebacker-antonio-grier-signs-tampa-bay-bucs/|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|title=Former Hogs linebacker Antonio Grier signs with Bucs|date=April 28, 2024|author=Wayne, E.}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bucs/2024/05/16/bucs-antonio-grier-larry-foote-usf-arkansas/|newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|title=Former USF star Antonio Grier makes solid first impression with Bucs|author=Knight, Joey|date=May 16, 2024}}</ref> He declared for the [[2024 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/arkansas/hogs-football/grier-nfl-draft-linebacker-pittman-transfer-portal-hogs-sec-jd|website=[[Sports Illustrated]]|title=Another One Leaving: Arkansas LB Enters NFL Draft|date=December 31, 2023|author=Davis, Jacob}}</ref>
Grier opted to transfer following the 2022 season, signing to play with the [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas Razorbacks]] for his final year of college football.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2023/apr/06/grier-quickly-gained-respect-of-teammates/|website=WholeHogSports.com|title=LB transfer Grier quickly gained respect of teammates|date=April 6, 2023|author=Bordelon, Scottie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2022/dec/22/arkansas-inks-transfer-linebacker/|newspaper=[[Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]]|title=Razorbacks sign transfer linebacker|author=Davenport, Richard|date=December 22, 2022}}</ref> On his first play with Arkansas, he intercepted a pass and returned it for a [[touchdown]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/sec/2023/09/12/antonio-grier-recaps-one-of-a-kind-first-snap-for-arkansas-football/70836935007/|newspaper=[[Southwest Times Record]]|title=Antonio Grier recaps one-of-a-kind first snap for Arkansas football|author=Fuller, Jackson|date=September 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nwahomepage.com/sports/pig-trail-nation/antonio-grier-jr-fitting-right-in-at-arkansas/|publisher=[[KNWA-TV]]|title=Antonio Grier Jr. fitting right in at Arkansas|date=September 14, 2023|author=Pattyson, Jason}}</ref> Playing as the third [[linebacker]] for Arkansas, he finished seventh on the team with 36 tackles in his lone year as a Razorback.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://razorbackswire.usatoday.com/2024/04/28/arkansas-linebacker-antonio-grier-signs-tampa-bay-bucs/|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|title=Former Hogs linebacker Antonio Grier signs with Bucs|date=April 28, 2024|author=Wayne, E.}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bucs/2024/05/16/bucs-antonio-grier-larry-foote-usf-arkansas/|newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|title=Former USF star Antonio Grier makes solid first impression with Bucs|author=Knight, Joey|date=May 16, 2024}}</ref> He declared for the [[2024 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/arkansas/hogs-football/grier-nfl-draft-linebacker-pittman-transfer-portal-hogs-sec-jd|website=[[Sports Illustrated]]|title=Another One Leaving: Arkansas LB Enters NFL Draft|date=December 31, 2023|author=Davis, Jacob}}</ref>


==Professional career==
==Professional career==

Revision as of 22:15, 2 October 2024

Antonio Grier
No. 48 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (2000-01-18) January 18, 2000 (age 24)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Benjamin Elijah Mays
(Atlanta, Georgia)
College:South Florida (2018–2022)
Arkansas (2023)
Undrafted:2024
Career history
Roster status:Active
Player stats at PFR

Antonio Grier Jr. (born January 18, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Florida Bulls and Arkansas Razorbacks and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buccaneers in 2024.

Early life

Grier was born on January 18, 2000, in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] He attended Benjamin Elijah Mays High School in Atlanta, playing three seasons of football team while recording 214 tackles, 19.0 tackles-for-loss (TFLs), six sacks, eight forced fumbles and three interceptions.[2] He was honorable mention All-Class 6A as a junior and was named the regional defensive player of the year as as senior.[2] He signed to play college football for the South Florida Bulls in 2018.[3]

College career

As a freshman at South Florida in 2018, Grier appeared in 12 games, posting eight tackles and a fumble recovery.[4] In 2019, he appeared in all 12 games, six as a starter, and made 58 tackles, 8.5 TFLs and 4.0 sacks.[4] The following year, he earned second-team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) honors after posting 59 tackles, 5.5 TFLs and 3.0 sacks in eight games.[5] In 2021, he started 12 games and posted a team-leading 92 tackles with eight TFLs, three sacks and two interceptions, repeating as a second-team All-AAC selection.[6] Grier played in the first three games of the 2022 season, recording 21 tackles, before suffering a season-ending hand injury and choosing to redshirt.[7]

Grier opted to transfer following the 2022 season, signing to play with the Arkansas Razorbacks for his final year of college football.[8][9] On his first play with Arkansas, he intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown.[10][11] Playing as the third linebacker for Arkansas, he finished seventh on the team with 36 tackles in his lone year as a Razorback.[12][13] He declared for the 2024 NFL draft.[14]

Professional career

After going unselected in the 2024 NFL draft, Grier signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent.[13] He was waived on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad the following day.[15][16] He was signed to the active roster off the practice squad on October 1.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Antonio Grier Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ a b "Antonio Grier". Arkansas Razorbacks.
  3. ^ Davenport, Richard (January 7, 2023). "Grier makes final decision to be a Razorback". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
  4. ^ a b "Antonio Grier". USF Bulls.
  5. ^ Davenport, Richard (December 24, 2022). "Razorbacks sign South Florida LB". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
  6. ^ Beede, Jason (December 12, 2022). "USF LB Antonio Grier announces decision to transfer to UCF". Orlando Sentinel.
  7. ^ McFerran, Riley (July 22, 2023). "Top 20 countdown: No. 13 - Antonio Grier". Rivals.com.
  8. ^ Bordelon, Scottie (April 6, 2023). "LB transfer Grier quickly gained respect of teammates". WholeHogSports.com.
  9. ^ Davenport, Richard (December 22, 2022). "Razorbacks sign transfer linebacker". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
  10. ^ Fuller, Jackson (September 12, 2023). "Antonio Grier recaps one-of-a-kind first snap for Arkansas football". Southwest Times Record.
  11. ^ Pattyson, Jason (September 14, 2023). "Antonio Grier Jr. fitting right in at Arkansas". KNWA-TV.
  12. ^ Wayne, E. (April 28, 2024). "Former Hogs linebacker Antonio Grier signs with Bucs". USA Today.
  13. ^ a b Knight, Joey (May 16, 2024). "Former USF star Antonio Grier makes solid first impression with Bucs". Tampa Bay Times.
  14. ^ Davis, Jacob (December 31, 2023). "Another One Leaving: Arkansas LB Enters NFL Draft". Sports Illustrated.
  15. ^ Allen, JC (August 27, 2024). "Tampa Bay Buccaneers Finalize 53-Man Roster For 2024 Season". Sports Illustrated.
  16. ^ Smith, Scott (August 29, 2024). "WRs Miller, Shepard, Thompson All Return on Bucs' First Practice Squad of 2024". Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
  17. ^ "Buccaneers' Antonio Grier: Signed off practice squad". CBS Sports. RotoWire. October 1, 2024.
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