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Retired New York Giants defensive back Deon Grant is headed to the hall of fame — the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, to be exact.
Grant was among the headliners for the Class of 2022, joining Warrick Dunn, Eric Zeier and several others.
At Josey High School in Augusta, Deon Grant was a USA Today All-America defensive back as he helped lead the Eagles to the Triple-A State Championship in 1995. Deon signed with the University of Tennessee where he was an All-American and helped the Vols claim the 1998 National Championship. Grant entered the 2000 NFL Draft and he was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the second round.
After missing his rookie campaign with an injury, Grant would begin a streak of playing 144 straight regular season games over the next nine years with Carolina, Jacksonville, and Seattle. Deon signed with the Giants in 2010 and in two seasons with New York, he played in all 36 games, including the Giants upset win in Super Bowl 46 over the heavily favored New England Patriots.
After 12 seasons, Deon retired in 2013 having played in 176 games with 30 interceptions and 10 fumble recoveries. Impressively, he pulled off the rare trifecta: winning a high-school State Championship, a College Football National Championship, and an NFL Title.
Grant, a second-round pick of the Carolina Panthers in the 2000 NFL draft, signed with the Giants in 2010 and started 32 regular season games for the team over the span of two years. He was also among a trio of defenders who helped knock down Tom Brady’s hail mary in Super Bowl XLVI, securing a championship for Big Blue.
In 176 career NFL games, Grant recorded 778 tackles (624 solo, 23 for a loss), 110 passes defensed, 30 interceptions and 6.5 sacks.
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