Jabari Greer//
Jabari Greer
PERSONAL INFORMATION
CollegeTennessee
NFL Experience6
Height5-11
Weight180
Birthdate2/11/1982
AcquiredUFA-09 (Buf)

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NFL CAREER – Signed as an unrestricted free agent in March, Greer was one of the club's top additions of the offseason and with his speed, awareness and ball skills is expected to bolster the club's secondary. Entering his sixth season, he was a key contributor for the Buffalo Bills over the last two seasons after emerging as a full-time starter. Greer has opened 26 of 70 career contests, posting 140 tackles along with four interceptions, two sacks and a pair of forced fumbles. Since becoming a starter in 2007, he has returned two interceptions for touchdowns and deflected 26 passes. Greer ranks among the NFL's fastest defensive backs, as he was also a standout on the University of Tennessee's track squad.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed by Saints to a four-year contract (UFA-BUF), 3/4/09; Re-signed by Buffalo Bills to a two-year contract, 3/1/07; Signed by Buffalo as an undrafted free agent, 4/26/04.

HONORS 2007: AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 4).

2008 – Started all 10 games he appeared in for Buffalo and tallied 43 tackles (35 solo), two interceptions - both which he returned for TDs - nine pass defenses and a forced fumble.…Inactive for final six games due to a knee injury…Posted a forced fumble with two solo tackles and a pair of pass defenses in opener vs. Seattle, Sept. 7…Returned an interception 33 yards for a go-ahead touchdown at St. Louis, Sept. 28, in addition to six solo tackles and three passes defensed…Led team with a 12-tackle (nine solo) performance at Arizona, Oct. 5, the first double-digit tackle game of his career…For the second straight game, led the defense in tackles with nine solo stops vs. San Diego, Oct.19…Intercepted a Brett Favre pass and returned the ball 42 yards for a touchdown vs. NY Jets, Nov. 2, becoming the 12th player in Bills history to have two or more interception returns for touchdowns in a career. 2007 – Posted career-highs with 47 total tackles (40 solo), two interceptions and 17 pass defenses, playing in all 16 games for the third consecutive year and making a career-high 13 starts…In fourth quarter vs. New York Jets, Sept. 30, posted first career interception. Also had six tackles and deflected a pair of passes to earn AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors…The following week vs. Dallas, Oct. 8, recorded his second career interception in addition to five tackles and three pass defenses – including breaking up a potential two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter…Against Cincinnati, Nov. 4, notched his first career forced fumble, jarring the ball loose from Chad Johnson. 2006 – Played in all 16 games for the second consecutive season and ranked second on the club with 20 tackles on special teams, serving as a key contributor as a gunner on a punt coverage unit that tied for first in NFL in net punting average (39.2)…Added four solo tackles and a pass defense…Led special teams units with five solo tackles vs. Green Bay, Nov. 5. 2005 – A valuable asset as a reserve defensive back and on special teams, starting two games and posting 28 tackles (23 solo), a sack, two pass defenses and 15 special teams stops (11 solo)…Helped special teams units rank first in NFL in rankings compiled by Dallas Morning News…Served as nickel back vs. Houston, Sept. 11, and recorded his second career sack…Started at cornerback, posting nine tackles (seven solo), vs. Carolina, Nov. 27. 2004 – Played in 12 of 16 games, starting at Baltimore in Week Seven, and tallied 18 tackles (12 solo), one sack, four passes defensed and three special teams tackles on the season…Registered first career sack vs. St. Louis, Nov. 21 and added three tackles.

COLLEGE – Three-year starter who was playmaker in Volunteers' secondary…Carried on school's tradition of standout two-sport stars, as he also excelled in track, running 13.32 in 110-meter hurdles, third all-time in school history…2003 NCAA champion in 60-meter indoor hurdles…Two-time SEC champion indoor/outdoor hurdles broke Willie Gault's record in 60 meter hurdles (7.55)…Also ran on 4x100 meter relay…Set a school record by appearing in 51 games on the gridiron…Closed career with 147 tackles (119 solo), 3.5 sacks, a fumble recovery, one forced fumble, two interceptions and 33 pass deflections while starting 34 contests.

PERSONAL – Full name: Jabari Amin Greer…Born in Milwaukee, Wis…Attended South Side (Jackson, Tenn.) HS…All-State selection in Class 3A in 1999…Three-year starter at wide receiver and cornerback and also played tailback…Set the school record with six defensive touchdowns…Seven-time state champion in track and field…Graduated from Tennessee with a degree in psychology.



 

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