Grant Irons
Grant Irons

August 30, 2006

Born on July 7, 1979 in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. He stands 6 feet and 6 inches tall and weighs 285 pounds. He currently plays defensive end and linebacker for the Oakland Raiders. He also played in 43 career games for the University of Notre Dame, making 26 starts at numerous positions on defense.

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Described as physical, versatile, aggressive young defender
whose father also played for the Silver and Black. He had played as LineBacker, DefensiveEnd and on special teams in three seasons with the Raiders.Has played in 39 league games with three starts and recorded 3.5 sacks.

He attended the Woodlands High in The Woodlands, Texas, near Houston. In 1996, he was one of the members of the USA Today first team All-America as a prep senior.

He also attended the Notre Dame College where he is one of the four Captains for the second consecutive season. He returned to the Irish starting lineup to begin 2001 after a shoulder surgery forced him to miss most of the 2000 schedule. He started six games in 2001 at Defensive End.

He started first 10 games at that spot for two seasons. And was a 2001 preseason second team All-America pick by Street & Smith's. He also played in 43 career games, making 26 starts at numerous positions on defense. He totaled 142 tackles and 10 tackles before suffering broken leg.

He was an Irish starter at the rush outside linebacker position for the first five games of 1998 and played in nine games overall. One of six freshmen to earn a letter in 1997. Also played in all 13 games in 1997, starting vs. Michigan State, Michigan and Stanford.

He started playing for the Buffalo Bills in 2002 and appeared in 15 league games. He finished the year with 2.5 sacks and 13 tackles.

He signed with Buffalo in 2003 as an undrafted rookie free agent.

In 2004 season, he played in eight league games and started two contests, both against Kansas City. He also registered 12 tackles on defense and one sack.

He also played in 15 games with one start, seeing action at Defensive End and OLB. He recorded four tackles, including three solos. He became inactive in the season finale.