Cody James Grimm was born on February 26,1987 and is an American football coach and former safety.
35 Facts About Cody Grimm
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Cody Grimm previously served as an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Cody Grimm played for three seasons in the NFL with the Buccaneers.
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Cody Grimm's uncle, Donn Grimm, was a starting linebacker on the Notre Dame 1988 National Championship team and signed with the Cardinals as a rookie free agent in 1991.
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Cody Grimm attended and played high school football at Oakton High School in Vienna, Virginia, where he lettered three times.
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Cody Grimm caught 17 passes for 278 yards and six touchdowns as a tight end.
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Cody Grimm lettered three times and led team to three state championships and was an all-American midfielder and face-off specialist recruited by Georgetown, Loyola and Virginia.
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In 2019, Cody Grimm was inducted into the Oakton High School Athletics Hall of Fame.
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Cody Grimm received recruiting offers to come in as a walk-on from Virginia, Pittsburgh, and Virginia Tech.
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Cody Grimm played in 54 games and started 15 over four seasons at Virginia Tech, recording 214 tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, nine forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions.
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Cody Grimm redshirted in 2005 and worked on the scout team as a whip linebacker.
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Cody Grimm started on defense for the first time in his college career against Boston College and played 21 snaps at whip linebacker with three tackles.
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Cody Grimm finished the 2007 ACC Championship Game at linebacker when Cam Martin was injured with knee problems.
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On October 25,2008, Cody Grimm recorded two sacks in a loss against Florida State.
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Cody Grimm finished the season third on the team with 71 tackles and ranked second in tackles for loss and sacks.
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Cody Grimm tied for fifth on the team in quarterback hurries with seven and forced two fumbles.
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Cody Grimm helped the Hokies defense hold Duke to 38 rushing yards on 31 attempts and was named ACC Player of the Week.
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Cody Grimm again won ACC Player of the Week honors.
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Cody Grimm helped the Virginia Tech defense limit NC State's offensive to 259 yards of total offense by recording eight tackles, two sacks, a quarterback hurry, and a fumble recovery.
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Cody Grimm was named the Defensive MVP of the 2009 Chick-fil-A Bowl, where the Hokies won against the University of Tennessee.
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Cody Grimm had 106 total tackles, four sacks and 12.5 tackles for a loss during his senior season.
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Cody Grimm was awarded the 2009 Dudley Award, which is named for former Virginia standout "Bullet" Bill Dudley and is given to the state's top Division I college football player.
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Cody Grimm earned first-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference honors and third-team All-America honors from the Associated Press.
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Cody Grimm is the second former Tech walk-on to earn All-America honors, joining John Engelberger, a 1999 AP second-team selection.
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Cody Grimm was drafted in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a safety.
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On July 29,2010, Cody Grimm signed a four-year contract with the Buccaneers worth $1.85 million.
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Cody Grimm earned a spot on the Buccaneers' 53-man roster on September 4,2010.
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Cody Grimm was the third rookie from Tampa Bay's 2010 draft class to be named a starter for the season.
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Cody Grimm's season was cut short after suffering a fractured left fibula in a game against the Baltimore Ravens.
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Cody Grimm finished with 11 tackles, 10 solo and 1 assisted and a pass deflection in three games before colliding with teammate Geno Hayes in a game against the Atlanta Falcons on September 25,2011.
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On September 28,2011, the Bucs officially placed Cody Grimm on injured reserve for the second straight year, ending his season with another setback.
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In 2014, Cody Grimm began his coaching career at his alma mater, Virginia Tech, as a defensive quality control coach.
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In 2019, Cody Grimm was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a defensive and special teams assistant under head coach Bruce Arians.
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Cody Grimm earned his first Super Bowl title when the Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV.
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On February 17,2022, Cody Grimm was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their safeties coach under head coach Doug Pederson.