Marrio Grier
Marrio Darnell Grier
Born: December 5, 1971
Charlotte, NC USA
Deceased: February 15, 2022
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 229
College: Clemson, Tenn-Chattanooga
High School: Independence (Mint Hill, NC); Valley Forge Military Academy (Wayne, PA)
Career: 1996-2003
Drafted: 1996 in Round 6, #195 overall by the New England Patriots
Marrio Grier played from 1996 to 2003 during his career with the Barcelona Dragons, Carolina Cobras, Colorado Crush and New England Patriots. Grier ran for 546 yards in his career on 195 attempts, scoring 25 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 27 passes for 155 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2003 | Arena Colorado Crush | 18 | 2 | 11.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Arena League | 18 | 2 | 11.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 19 | 2 | 10.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 27 | 105 | 3.9 | 26 | 1 |
| 1997 | NFL New England Patriots | 33 | 75 | 2.3 | 12 | 1 |
| 1999 | NFLE Barcelona Dragons | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | Arena Carolina Cobras | 26 | 117 | 4.5 | 5 | |
| 2001 | Arena Carolina Cobras | 44 | 59 | 1.3 | 7 | |
| 2002 | Arena Carolina Cobras | 36 | 117 | 3.2 | 8 | |
| 2003 | Arena Colorado Crush | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 3 | |
| NFL | 60 | 180 | 3.0 | 26 | 2 | |
| NFLE | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 120 | 326 | 2.7 | 0 | 23 | |
| Totals | 195 | 546 | 2.8 | 26 | 25 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFLE Barcelona Dragons | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | Arena Carolina Cobras | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Arena Carolina Cobras | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | Arena Carolina Cobras | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Arena Colorado Crush | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 2 | |
| NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| NFLE | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 22 | 127 | 5.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Totals | 27 | 155 | 5.7 | 14 | 5 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Arena Carolina Cobras | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Arena Carolina Cobras | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2002 | Arena Carolina Cobras | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2003 | Arena Colorado Crush | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Arena League | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2000 | Arena Carolina Cobras | 3.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | Arena Carolina Cobras | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2002 | Arena Carolina Cobras | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | Arena Colorado Crush | 5.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arena League | 27 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 26.5 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1997 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2000 | Arena Carolina Cobras | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 2001 | Arena Carolina Cobras | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 2002 | Arena Carolina Cobras | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| 2003 | Arena Colorado Crush | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Arena League | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | |
| Totals | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | NFLE | Barcelona Dragons | ||
| 2000 | Arena | Carolina Cobras | 6 | |
| 2001 | Arena | Carolina Cobras | 14 | |
| 2002 | Arena | Carolina Cobras | 13 | |
| 2003 | Arena | Colorado Crush | 10 |
