Cory Grissom

Ticory Grissom (born June 9, 1990) is an American former football defensive end who played for the Green Bay Blizzard and Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for the University of South Florida. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).

Early career Grissom attended Troup County High School in LaGrange, Georgia where he lettered three times in football and twice in wrestling. In football he was the teams best defensive lineman in 2007 as a senior, as well as all-region, when he recorded 13 sacks, along with five force fumbles and two recoveries. He was also rated the 64th best defensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com and 66th by Scout.com.

He then played for the South Florida Bulls as a defensive tackle. As a freshman in 2008, he appeared in one game. Against Florida International (FIU), he recorded two tackles before being sidelined by an ankle injury. In 2009, he appeared in eight games, with three starts at defensive tackle. For the season, he recorded 11 tackles. For 2010, he started all 13 games, recording 16 tackles, one sack, three tackles-for-loss and a pass breakup. In 2011, Grissom started all 12 games at defensive tackle, recording 38 tackles, 1.5 sacks, six tackles-for-loss, two quarterback pressures, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. During his final season in 2012, he started all 12 games at defensive tackle, recording 38 tackles, 2.5 sacks, seven tackles-for-loss, and two pass breakups. At the end of the season, he was named All-Conference.

Career statistics Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD 2008 USF 1 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2009 USF 8 3 11 2 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2010 USF 13 13 16 9 7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 2011 USF 12 12 38 17 21 1.5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2012 USF 12 12 38 24 14 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 Career 46 40 105 53 52 5.0 1 1 -- 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3

Professional career

New England Patriots On May 3, 2013, Grissom signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent. On August 26, 2013, he was placed on the injured reserve list and missed the rest of the 2013 season. He was released on March 12, 2014. On March 19, 2014, he signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Miami Dolphins On August 25, 2014, Grissom was signed by the Miami Dolphins. Despite sources stating that he was released the next day, Grissom disagrees with the statement that he was there for two days.

Nebraska Danger On June 4, 2015, Grissom signed with the Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League (IFL).

Green Bay Blizzard In April 2016, Grissom was traded to the Green Bay Blizzard. Grissom re-signed with the Blizzard on January 30, 2017. On October 10, 2017, Grissom re-signed with the Blizzard.

In his final season with the Green Bay Blizzard, Grissom was named second team All-IFL.

Following the 2018 season, Grissom announced his retirement from Indoor Football via Facebook.