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Grant Irons

Grant Irons in 2006.
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Position:	Defensive end / Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1979-07-07) July 7, 1979 (age 45) Middleburg Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school:	The Woodlands (The Woodlands, Texas)
College:	Notre Dame
Undrafted:	2002
Career history
Buffalo Bills (2002) Oakland Raiders (2003)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 33 Sacks: 3.5 Passes defended: 1
Player stats at PFR

Grant Michael Irons (born July 7, 1979) is a former American football defensive end. He played in 43 career games for the University of Notre Dame, making 26 starts at numerous positions on defense. He started playing for the Buffalo Bills in 2002. His father Gerald Irons also played for the Raiders. He is the cousin of Paul Irons, cousin once removed of Kenny Irons and David Irons and the brother of Jarrett Irons.

He was awarded the Dial Award for the national high-school scholar-athlete of the year in 1996. He was also the best teammate and cheerleader on every team he played on. He had 3.5 sacks over 5 seasons for an average of a whopping .7 sacks per year on a 16 game season as a backup defensive end. He had one sack during his 4 year career with the Oakland Raiders at back up defensive end.