John Greco
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Greco in the 2012 NFL season. | |
| No. 77 Cleveland Browns | |
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| Position: | Offensive Lineman |
Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | March 24, 1985 |
| Place of birth: | Ravenna, Ohio |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Youngstown (OH) Boardman |
| College: | Toledo |
| NFL draft: | 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65 |
Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2013 | |
| Games played: | 69 |
| Games started: | 28 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
John Patrick Greco, Jr. (born March 24, 1985) is an American football offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was a top guard prospect in the 2008 NFL Draft.[1] He played high school football at Boardman High School in Youngstown.
Early years
Greco was named First-team All-Conference and Second-team All-region as a senior and was Second-team All-Conference as a junior at Boardman High School in Youngstown, Ohio.
College career
He was a three-time All-MAC honoree at left tackle. As a freshman, in 2004, he started at right tackle. In college, he allowed 6.5 sacks in two years. He started 36 games and recorded 275 knockdowns and 34 touchdown-resulting blocks during his three seasons at left tackle. In 2007, he started all 12 games for Toledo and earned First-team All-MAC for the third consecutive season and was a Third-team All-America by Rivals.com after allowing only three sacks on 411 pass plays. As a junior in 2006 he was the team co-captain started all 13 games at left tackle, earning First-team All-MAC honors. As a sophomore in 2005 Greco was First-team All-MAC in his first season at left tackle. He took over left tackle position after graduation of Nick Kaczur. He opened holes for an offense that ranked 13th in the nation in rushing (216.8 yards per game) and 10th in scoring (25.8 points per game). As a freshman in 2004 he started all 13 games at right tackle and earned the team's top freshman award. He redshirted as a true freshman in 2003.
NFL
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 4¾ in | 305 lb | 5.16 s | 1.70 s | 2.97 s | 4.63 s | 7.78 s | 32 in | 9 ft 0 in | 30 reps | 28 | |||||||||
| All from Toledo Pro Day, except Ht and Wt, which are from NFL Combine. | |||||||||||||||||||
Greco was one of the strongest offensive linemen in the 2008 NFL Draft. He bench presses 420 pounds and leg presses 1,050 pounds.
St. Louis Rams
He was selected 65th overall in the third round for the St. Louis Rams in the 2008 NFL Draft. On June 12, 2008, Greco signed a three-year, $1.794 million contract with the Rams, with the deal including a $644,000 signing bonus. He spent 2008 as a backup; due to injuries he started one game at the end of the 2008 NFL season.
Cleveland Browns
After three seasons in St. Louis, the Rams traded Greco to the Cleveland Browns for a conditional seventh round draft pick in the 2012 NFL draft.[2] Greco started 12 games in the 2012 season, after an injury to Jason Pinkston. He played very well, finishing among the highest ranked guards in the league for blocking percentage. At the start of training camp during the 2013 NFL season, Greco was awarded a 5-year extension by the Cleveland Browns, worth a maximum of $13 million if he maintains a starting job for all five years, and a minimum of $6 million over five years, with $3 million guaranteed.[3] On October 12, 2014, Greco played at center for the first time of his career after Alex Mack left due to a broken fibula.
References
- ↑ NFL Draft Countdown.com
- ↑ Cabot, Mary Kay (July 30, 2011). "Cleveland Browns Trade for Rams Guard John Greco". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ↑ Miniel, David. "Cleveland Browns sign Guard John Greco". SI.com.
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