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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth: | July 2, 1976 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Berlin, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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College: | Northwest Missouri State | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 7 / Pick: 239 | ||||||||||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Pass attempts: | 16 |
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Pass completions: | 7 |
Percentage: | 43.8 |
TD–INT: | 1-0 |
Passing yards: | 69 |
QB Rating: | 77.3 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
TD-INT: | 324–40 |
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Passing yards: | 15,108 |
QB Rating: | 127.23 |
Christopher J. Greisen (born July 2, 1976) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwest Missouri State. He played high school football in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
Greisen was also a member of the Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Blizzard, Dallas Desperados, Georgia Force, Milwaukee Iron, and Florida Tuskers (later named the Virginia Destroyers). He is the older brother of former NFL linebacker Nick Greisen.
Greisen attended Northwest Missouri State University where he was a two-year starter and two-time All-America selection after leading the Bearcats to their first ever Division II National Championship Title in his senior season. He ranks first in school history for single-season touchdowns (25) and passing yards (2,937) and earned Academic All-MIAA honors as a sophomore while taking MIAA Player of the Year honors in 1998.
Greisen was drafted in the seventh round by the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League in 1999, where he served as the third-string quarterback for three seasons. Greisen appeared in a total of five games for the Cardinals between 1999 and 2000, completing 7 of his 16 pass attempts for a touchdown and no interceptions. He would not see any playing time the following two seasons, and was released in September 2002.