Chris Greisen
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Christopher J. Greisen is an American football
quarterback
for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. 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 has also been a member of the Washington Redskins
, Dallas Cowboys
, Rhein Fire
, Green Bay Blizzard
, Dallas Desperados
, Georgia Force
, Milwaukee Iron
, and Florida Tuskers. He is the older brother of former NFL linebacker
Nick Greisen
.
of the National Football League
in 1999
, where he served as the third-string
quarterback for three seasons.
' practice squad in December 2002.
career in Green Bay, Wisconsin
, as a member of the Green Bay Blizzard
of af2
.
of the AFL from 2005 to 2006, but during that time, he mostly served as the team's backup. In 2006, he played behind Clint Dolezel
. In the two seasons, Greisen threw 16 passes with three touchdowns and no interceptions. After the 2007 season, Greisen signed with the Georgia Force.
, Greisen signed with the Georgia Force. In 2007, Greisen and the Force finished the regular season at 14-2 and won the Southern Division championship. Georgia hosted the National Conference Championship, but lost 66-56 to the Columbus Destroyers
. On the season, Greisen completed 74 percent of his passes (393-for-531) with 117 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, and 4,871 yards. He set the record for touchdowns in a season with 117 in 2007.
During the offseason, Greisen served as an assistant coach for the Green Bay Southwest Trojans high school football
team, which was coached by former NFL linebacker
Bryce Paup
.
In 2008, Georgia started the year 3-5, but finished 10-6 and once again won the Southern Division championship. But after a first round bye in the playoffs, the team lost 73-70 to the Cleveland Gladiators in the Divisional Round, the team's second straight home playoff loss. On the year, Greisen was 399-for-585 (68.2%), 4,956 yards, 97 touchdowns and 17 interceptions.
on January 2, 2010. He led the Iron to an 11-5 record and the Midwest Division championship. On the year, he was 382-for-563 (67.9%) with 107 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. His 5,139 yards passing broke the AFL's record for yards in a season. In the first round of the playoffs, the Iron beat the Chicago Rush
to advance to the Arena Football League
's conference championship, but lost to the Spokane Shock
60-57. The Shock would go on to win ArenaBowl XXIII
.
After the 2010 season, Greisen had completed 69.9 percent of his passes in his Arena Football career with over 15,000 yards, 324 touchdowns and 40 interceptions.
with them. Greisen saw significant playing time after injuries sidelined starting quarterback Brooks Bollinger
. Greisen helped take the Tuskers back to the UFL Championship Game for a second year in a row where they played the Las Vegas Locomotives
in a rematch of the previous year's UFL Chamipionship. Las Vegas won the game.
on December 27, 2010. He was called up to the active roster on December 31, 2010.
American football
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quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft
1999 NFL Draft
The 1999 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 17-18, 1999...
. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Northwest Missouri State. He played high school football in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay is a city in and the county seat of Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,437 at the 2000 census. It is located at the natural end of Sturgeon Bay, although the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was built across the remainder of the Door Peninsula.-Geography:Sturgeon Bay is...
.
Greisen has also been a member of the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
, Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
, Rhein Fire
Rhein Fire
The Rhein Fire was a professional American football team in NFL Europe, formerly the World League of American Football. Established in Germany in 1995, the franchise resurrected the name of the former Birmingham Fire team which was active during the 1991-1992 WLAF seasons.-History:The team was...
, Green Bay Blizzard
Green Bay Blizzard
The Green Bay Blizzard is a professional indoor football team, which was founded in 2003. The Blizzard began play in the Indoor Football League in 2010, after having played the previous seven seasons in af2, in the now defunct the minor league of the Arena Football League. The Blizzard play in...
, Dallas Desperados
Dallas Desperados
The Dallas Desperados were a professional Arena Football team. The Desperados played in the Southern Division of the now-defunct Arena Football League from 2002 to 2008....
, Georgia Force
Georgia Force
The Georgia Force are an Arena Football League team based in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States that plays in the South Division of the American Conference. The team is owned by Doug MacGregor and Donn Jennings...
, Milwaukee Iron
Milwaukee Iron
The Milwaukee Mustangs are a professional arena football team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They are currently members of the Arena Football League , which they joined in 2010 during the league's restructuring...
, and Florida Tuskers. He is the older brother of former NFL linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
Nick Greisen
Nick Greisen
Nick A. Greisen is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin....
.
College career
Greisen attended Northwest Missouri State where he led the Bearcats to their first ever Division II National Championship Title in 1998.Arizona Cardinals
Greisen was drafted in the seventh round by the Arizona CardinalsArizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
in 1999
1999 NFL Draft
The 1999 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 17-18, 1999...
, where he served as the third-string
Roster
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quarterback for three seasons.
Washington Redskins
Greisen was briefly a member of the Washington RedskinsWashington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
' practice squad in December 2002.
Green Bay Blizzard
Greisen started his arena footballArena football
Arena football is a variety of gridiron football played by the Arena Football League . It is a proprietary game, the rights to which are owned by Gridiron Enterprises, and is played indoors on a smaller field than American or Canadian outdoor football, resulting in a faster and higher-scoring game....
career in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...
, as a member of the Green Bay Blizzard
Green Bay Blizzard
The Green Bay Blizzard is a professional indoor football team, which was founded in 2003. The Blizzard began play in the Indoor Football League in 2010, after having played the previous seven seasons in af2, in the now defunct the minor league of the Arena Football League. The Blizzard play in...
of af2
Af2
AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...
.
Dallas Desperados
Greisen played for the Dallas DesperadosDallas Desperados
The Dallas Desperados were a professional Arena Football team. The Desperados played in the Southern Division of the now-defunct Arena Football League from 2002 to 2008....
of the AFL from 2005 to 2006, but during that time, he mostly served as the team's backup. In 2006, he played behind Clint Dolezel
Clint Dolezel
Clint Dolezel is Offensive Coordinator of the Philadelphia Soul, an Indoor Football team belonging to the Arena Football League . As an AFL player, he was originally signed by the Milwaukee Mustangs...
. In the two seasons, Greisen threw 16 passes with three touchdowns and no interceptions. After the 2007 season, Greisen signed with the Georgia Force.
Georgia Force
After spending two seasons as the backup quarterback for the Dallas DesperadosDallas Desperados
The Dallas Desperados were a professional Arena Football team. The Desperados played in the Southern Division of the now-defunct Arena Football League from 2002 to 2008....
, Greisen signed with the Georgia Force. In 2007, Greisen and the Force finished the regular season at 14-2 and won the Southern Division championship. Georgia hosted the National Conference Championship, but lost 66-56 to the Columbus Destroyers
Columbus Destroyers
The Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League team based in Columbus, Ohio. The team was founded in as the Buffalo Destroyers, based in Buffalo, New York, and relocated to Columbus in . They folded along with the original incarnation of the AFL following the 2008 season, after a total of...
. On the season, Greisen completed 74 percent of his passes (393-for-531) with 117 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, and 4,871 yards. He set the record for touchdowns in a season with 117 in 2007.
During the offseason, Greisen served as an assistant coach for the Green Bay Southwest Trojans high school football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
team, which was coached by former NFL linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
Bryce Paup
Bryce Paup
Bryce Eric Paup is a former American football defensive end and linebacker, who played professionally for the Green Bay Packers , the Buffalo Bills , the Jacksonville Jaguars , and the Minnesota Vikings .-Biography:Paup grew up on a farm in Scranton, Iowa, where he played football at Scranton...
.
In 2008, Georgia started the year 3-5, but finished 10-6 and once again won the Southern Division championship. But after a first round bye in the playoffs, the team lost 73-70 to the Cleveland Gladiators in the Divisional Round, the team's second straight home playoff loss. On the year, Greisen was 399-for-585 (68.2%), 4,956 yards, 97 touchdowns and 17 interceptions.
First stint with Florida Tuskers
Greisen was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on August 25, 2009.Milwaukee Iron
Greisen signed with the Milwaukee IronMilwaukee Iron
The Milwaukee Mustangs are a professional arena football team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They are currently members of the Arena Football League , which they joined in 2010 during the league's restructuring...
on January 2, 2010. He led the Iron to an 11-5 record and the Midwest Division championship. On the year, he was 382-for-563 (67.9%) with 107 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. His 5,139 yards passing broke the AFL's record for yards in a season. In the first round of the playoffs, the Iron beat the Chicago Rush
Chicago Rush
The Chicago Rush is an arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. It is a member of the Central Division of the National Conference of the Arena Football League. The team was founded in 2001 and is co-owned by Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame player and coach.The Rush have qualified for the...
to advance to the Arena Football League
Arena Football League
The Arena Football League is the highest level of professional indoor American football in the United States. It is currently the second longest running professional football league in the United States, after the National Football League. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster...
's conference championship, but lost to the Spokane Shock
Spokane Shock
The Spokane Shock is a professional arena football team of the Arena Football League from Spokane, Washington, USA. They play their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena...
60-57. The Shock would go on to win ArenaBowl XXIII
ArenaBowl XXIII
NAPA Auto Parts ArenaBowl XXIII was an arena football game between the National Conference champion, Spokane Shock and the American Conference Champion, Tampa Bay Storm. The Spokane Shock won the game successfully defending ArenaCup X of the former af2...
.
After the 2010 season, Greisen had completed 69.9 percent of his passes in his Arena Football career with over 15,000 yards, 324 touchdowns and 40 interceptions.
Second stint with Florida Tuskers
Greisen re-signed with the Tuskers and finished the 2010 UFL season2010 UFL season
The 2010 United Football League season was the second season of the United Football League. The regular season ran from September 18 to November 20 and featured five teams playing eight games each over a 10-week span. The 2010 season was a relatively competitive one as no team won more than five...
with them. Greisen saw significant playing time after injuries sidelined starting quarterback Brooks Bollinger
Brooks Bollinger
Brooks Bollinger is a retired American football quarterback. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
. Greisen helped take the Tuskers back to the UFL Championship Game for a second year in a row where they played the Las Vegas Locomotives
Las Vegas Locomotives
The Las Vegas Locomotives are a professional American football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada who play in the United Football League. The team plays its home games in Sam Boyd Stadium, home field for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Jim Fassel is the franchise's head coach, president, and...
in a rematch of the previous year's UFL Chamipionship. Las Vegas won the game.
Dallas Cowboys
Thanks in part to his strong showing in the UFL, Greisen was signed by the Dallas CowboysDallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
on December 27, 2010. He was called up to the active roster on December 31, 2010.