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\"Cie Grant is a tweener . Goes 6 foot 225 lbs. and is listed at the middle linebacker position. He is at best in the N.F.L. a project strong safety , like Sammy Knight was\" - 08.

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\"Unless this kid gets up in the 245 area I don\'t care how great of an athlete he is. Sorry, you can\'t be smaller than DEUCE and expect to play linebacker in the NFL, especially not middle linebacker.\" - Whodat

Cie Grant 6-0, 228lbs (after training camp was up to 240)
Starting NFL Middle Linebackers
5-11, 230 Zack Thomas, MIA
6-1, 225 Shelton Quarles, TB
6-0, 234 Mark Simeneu, PHL
6-0, 229 Robert Thomas, STL
6-1, 230 Mike Peterson, JAX

And the best middle linebacker in the NFL,
Ray Lewis 6-0 245 (came into NFL @ 225 lbs)

[Edited on 7/1/2004 by Danno]

Thanks for that information Danno. That\'s very interesting. At least someone does their homework. It\'ll be interesting to watch WhoDat crawfish out of this one!! :P

I\'ve been anxious to see what this guy could do from the moment he was drafted. I just hope he doesn\'t fall into the category of \"potential star\" as many Saints have such as Hodge, Allen, etc..I hope he can seriously be a factor on the defense next year, because Lord knows we need it.

I\'m not going to crawfish - the kid cannot be an effective linebacker for us unless he is in the 240s. Period. Why do you think he left training camp at 240??? You think that is a coincidence?