Christopher J Greisen was born on July 2,1976 and is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League, NFL Europe, Arena Football League, and United Football League.
21 Facts About Chris Greisen
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Chris Greisen is the current coach for West De Pere High School.
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Chris Greisen was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL draft.
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Chris Greisen was a member of the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys of the NFL, the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe, the Green Bay Blizzard of the af2, the Dallas Desperados, Georgia Force, and Milwaukee Iron of the AFL, and the Florida Tuskers and Virginia Destroyers of the UFL.
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Chris Greisen played college football at Northwest Missouri State University.
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Chris Greisen accepted a football scholarship from Division II Northwest Missouri State University.
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Chris Greisen earned Academic All-MIAA honors as a sophomore, while taking MIAA Player of the Year honors in 1998.
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Chris Greisen shared the starting quarterback position with Nick Rolovich, playing most of the times in the second and fourth quarters of the games.
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Chris Greisen posted 76-of-131 completions for 843 yards, 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, while helping the team reach the World Bowl XI.
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In 2005, Chris Greisen signed a two-year contract with the AFL's Dallas Desperados, to serve as the team's backup behind Clint Stoerner and later Clint Dolezel.
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In 2007, after spending two seasons as the backup quarterback for the Desperados, Chris Greisen signed with the Georgia Force.
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Chris Greisen played with the team until the league folded in 2009.
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Chris Greisen signed with his hometown team, the Milwaukee Iron on January 2,2010.
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In 2011, Chris Greisen returned to the UFL to play for the Virginia Destroyers, who assumed rights over the Tuskers' players when the team folded.
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Chris Greisen helped lead the Destroyers to the 2011 UFL Championship Game, his third consecutive appearance in the UFL Championship game.
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Chris Greisen was declared inactive for the season finale against the New York Giants as the team's third-string quarterback.
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On March 15,2012, Chris Greisen was declared a free agent.
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Chris Greisen returned to the Destroyers for the 2012 season, which was cut short due to financial shortfalls; it was his last stint in professional football.
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Chris Greisen earned a degree in physical education with a minor in mathematics from Northwest Missouri State.
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Chris Greisen taught at Notre Dame Academy and is a convert to Catholicism from Lutheranism.
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Chris Greisen is the older brother of former NFL linebacker Nick Chris Greisen.