Jabari Greer during the New Orleans Saints' victory parade following the team victory at Super Bowl XLIV. |
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| No. 33 New Orleans Saints | |
| Cornerback | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: February 11, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| High School: South Side High School (Jackson, Tennessee) | |
| Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Weight: 176 lb (80 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Tennessee | |
| Undrafted in 2004 | |
| Debuted in 2004 for the Buffalo Bills | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2011 | |
| Tackles | 320 |
| Sacks | 2.0 |
| INT | 9 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Jabari Amin Greer (born February 11, 1982) is an American football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Tennessee.
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Greer was born in Milwaukee 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]
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. Greer graduated from Tennessee in 2004 with a degree in psychology.[4]
The Buffalo Bills signed Greer on April 26, 2004[5] as an undrafted free agent. Since then, he has mostly played as a nickelback or dimeback and on special teams. In 2008, he started the first 10 games of the season, before suffering an injury.
On March 4, 2009, Greer signed a four-year contract with the New Orleans Saints.[6] Greer became a starter for the Saints and returned an interception for a touchdown in a Monday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons. Greer was injured on November 8, 2009 and missed most of the rest of the Saints' 2009 regular season, but returned in time to play a significant role in the playoffs.[7]
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]