American football player
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| Born: | (1994-02-24) February 24, 1994 (age 30) Newark, Delaware | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Newark (Newark, Delaware) | ||||||||
| College: | NC State | ||||||||
| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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David Grinnage (born February 4, 1994) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football for NC State.
College career
Grinnage attended and played college football at NC State.
Collegiate statistics
| David Grinnage | |||||||||
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| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 2013 | NC State | ACC | FR | TE | 10 | 15 | 150 | 10.0 | 1 |
| 2014 | NC State | ACC | SO | TE | 11 | 27 | 358 | 13.3 | 5 |
| 2015 | NC State | ACC | JR | TE | 10 | 25 | 290 | 11.6 | 3 |
| Career | NC State | 67 | 798 | 11.9 | 9 | ||||
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
Grinnage signed with Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent, but was released three days later on May 11, 2016.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Grinnage was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 14, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jaguars on January 22, 2018.
On September 1, 2018, Grinnage was waived by the Jaguars and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster to replace injured tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins. Grinnage made his NFL debut and caught his first career pass, a seven-yard reception, on October 14, 2018, in a 40–7 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. He was waived on November 12, 2018.
The Spring League
Grinnage was selected by the Blues of The Spring League in their player selection draft on October 10, 2020.
References
- "David Grinnage College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- Friedlander, Brett (May 11, 2016). "Former State TE Grinnage released by Packers". Star News Online. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- Oehser, John (September 2, 2017). "Jaguars reduce active roster to 53 players". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- "Jaguars sign players to 10-man practice squad". Jaguars.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- "Jaguars' David Grinnage: Signs future deal with Jacksonville". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- "Jaguars sign running backs Jamaal Charles and Dave Williams, promote tight end David Grinnage to active roster". www,jaguars.som. October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- Tucker, Tristan (October 15, 2018). "Pack Pros NFL: Rivers, Wilson, Chubb dominant in Week 6". www.TechnicianOnline.com. Technician. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- Williams, Charean (November 12, 2018). "Jaguars sign Ben Koyack, cut David Grinnage". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- @TheSpringLeague (October 10, 2020). "The Blues #TSL2020 TE group" (Tweet). Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via Twitter.