Warren in 2007
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No. 60 Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
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Position: | Long snapper | ||||
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Date of birth: | October 18, 1981 | ||||
Place of birth: | Mount Olive, North Carolina | ||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Dudley (NC) Southern Wayne | ||||
College: | North Carolina | ||||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||
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Games played: | 165 |
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Gregory Robert Warren (born October 18, 1981) is an American football long snapper for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at North Carolina.
Warren earned two Super Bowl rings with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII.
Greg Warren attended Southern Wayne High School in Dudley, North Carolina. He was a four-year letterman in football, a three-year letterman in track & field, and a member of the National Honor Society. In football, he won All-Conference Honorable Mention honors as a senior; starting for two years at center and deep snapper. In track & field, he was a three-time All-Conference Honorable Mention honoree. Warren is married to his wife Ashley Keesee Warren.
Warren attended the University of North Carolina, where he started his college football career as a walk-on long snapper in 2000. Warren earned the starting positing in 2001, and continued as the starting long snapper for the team until his graduation after the 2004 season. While playing football at UNC, Warren: won the Peach Bowl as a freshman, was awarded a scholarship in 2003, and played in 49 consecutive games for the Tar Heels. Warren still holds the squat (500 lbs.), power clean (364 lbs.), and bench press (360 lbs.) records for specialists. Senior year, Warren served as team captain, and won the Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete Award.