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14 Facts About Greg Briggs

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Greg Briggs was born on October 19,1968 and is an American former professional football safety in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings.

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Greg Briggs was a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy in Frankfurt Galaxy the World League of American Football.

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Greg Briggs first enrolled at Copiah-Lincoln Community College before transferring to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Texas Southern University.

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Greg Briggs accepted a basketball scholarship from the Copiah-Lincoln Community College.

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Greg Briggs decided to try out for the football team in his third year there.

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Greg Briggs played in the first two contests before being declared ineligible because of a class conflict.

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Greg Briggs became a starter at outside linebacker after the fourth game of the season, when a starter went down with an injury.

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Greg Briggs combined the responsibilities of a safety and received All-SWAC honors.

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Greg Briggs recorded 42 tackles, 3 passes defensed, 2 sacks, one fumble recovery, one interception and one blocked kick.

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Greg Briggs was a teammate of future hall of fame player Michael Strahan.

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Greg Briggs was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 1992 NFL draft, after impressing in the NFL Combine.

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Greg Briggs was tried at safety, before focusing on playing linebacker.

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Greg Briggs was released before the start of the season.

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Greg Briggs was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys in 1995.