Chad Greenway

Chad Greenway

Greenway at the 2013 Pro Bowl
No. 52 Minnesota Vikings
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1983-01-12) January 12, 1983 (age 34)
Place of birth:	Mount Vernon, South Dakota
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:	Mount Vernon (SD)
College:	Iowa
NFL Draft:	2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (2006–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
2× Pro Bowl (2012, 2013) Second-team All-Pro (2012) "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year (2015) NFC Combined Tackles Leader (2010)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2016
Total tackles: 1,077 Quarterback sacks: 18.0 Interceptions: 11 Forced fumbles: 8 Pass deflections: 32 Defensive touchdowns: 2 Player stats at NFL.com

Chad Greenway (born January 12, 1983) is an American football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa, and was drafted by the Vikings in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft.

Greenway attended Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, South Dakota, where he was a three-time South Dakota All-state performer, earning first team honors as a junior and senior and third team honors as a sophomore. He was named Gatorade Football Player of the Year as a senior in 2001. also Argus Leader and Sports Max Player of the Year. He also earned first team All-conference honors for three straight seasons, as well as MVP honors. He played quarterback and free safety and returned punts and kickoffs, helping prep team win two consecutive state titles as a junior and senior. His career totals include 364 rushing attempts for 3,118 yards and 171-290 passes for 2,572 yards. On defense, he recorded 407 tackles and 23 interceptions. As a senior, he completed 62-114 passes for 1,147 yards and rushed for 1,320 yards at quarterback, and also added 132 tackles and four interceptions at safety. Greenway also lettered in basketball, baseball and track & field at Mount Vernon.

Greenway attended the University of Iowa, and played for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team from 2002 to 2005. He redshirted his freshman season in 2001. As a redshirt freshman in 2002, he suffered a knee injury that required surgery and did not play in the first four games. In 2003, he started at outside linebacker in all 13 games and was named second-team All-Big Ten. Greenway was named the Big Ten Conference co-Defensive Player of the Week vs. Arizona State, and won the Hustle Team Award at Iowa.