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Aaron Grymes

Aaron Grymes
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Grymes with the BC Lions in 2019
Edmonton Elks
Position:Defensive assistant coach
Personal information
Born: (1991-03-01) March 1, 1991 (age 33)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:West Seattle (WA)
College:Idaho
Undrafted:2013
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Career CFL statistics
Games played:95
Defensive tackles:294
Interceptions:13
Sacks:1
Stats at CFL.ca

Aaron Grymes (born March 1, 1991) is an American former professional football defensive back who is a defensive assistant coach for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Idaho. Grymes made his professional debut for the Edmonton Eskimos in 2013 and has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) and BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.

College career

Grymes played for the Idaho Vandals from 2009 to 2012.[1][2]

Professional career

Edmonton Eskimos (first stint)

Grymes signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on May 29, 2013.[3] He won his first professional championship with the Eskimos in the 103rd Grey Cup victory over Ottawa.

Philadelphia Eagles

Grymes signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on February 18, 2016.[4] Grymes was released during final roster cuts and was later re-signed to the practice squad on October 24, 2016.[5] He was promoted to the Eagles active roster on November 11, 2016.[6] He was released by the Eagles on November 21 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[7][8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 2, 2017.[9] He was waived on September 1, 2017.[10]

Edmonton Eskimos (second stint)

Following his NFL release, Grymes re-signed with the Eskimos and played in six games to finish the 2017 CFL season. In 2018, he played in 17 games, recording 58 defensive tackles, five special teams tackles, and three interceptions.

BC Lions

On the first day of 2019 free agency, Grymes signed with the BC Lions for the 2019 season.[11] Grymes played in 16 games for the Lions in 2019, recording 54 defensive tackles and one interception. He missed the final two games of the season after suffering a torn ACL in Week 18.[12] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and was released by the Lions on February 5, 2021.[13]

Edmonton Elks (third stint)

Grymes signed a one-year contract with the Edmonton Elks on February 6, 2021.[14] He played in 13 regular season games in 2021 where he had 51 defensive tackles, seven pass knockdowns, and one interception.[15] After suffering a knee injury in a preseason game in 2022, he missed the entire season as well as the 2023 season.[16] He was released by the Elks on January 4, 2024.[16][17]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

On July 23, 2024, it was announced that Grymes had signed a practice roster agreement with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[18] He did not play in a game for the team and was released on August 17, 2024.[19]

Grymes signed a one-day contract with the Edmonton Elks on September 6, 2024, in order to retire as a member of the team.[20]

Coaching career

On September 6, 2024, it was announced that Grymes had joined the coaching staff of the Edmonton Elks to serve as a defensive assistant coach.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Aaron Grymes bio". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Aaron Grymes College Stats - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Esks sign three | Edmonton Eskimos". Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Eagles sign former CFL cornerback Aaron Grymes". February 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Eagles Re-Sign CB Aaron Grymes To Practice Squad". October 24, 2016.
  6. ^ "Eagles Promoting CB Aaron Grymes To Active Roster". November 11, 2016.
  7. ^ Lombardo, Matt (November 21, 2016). "Eagles sign WR Paul Turner to 53-man roster, cut Aaron Grymes". NJ.com (published November 21, 2016).
  8. ^ Hermann, Adam (November 23, 2016). "Eagles sign Aaron Grymes back to practice squad". BleedingGreenNation.com.
  9. ^ McPherson, Chris (January 2, 2017). "Eight Signed To Reserve/Future Contracts". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018.
  10. ^ "Eagles Announce 16 Moves; Trim Roster To 70 Players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018.
  11. ^ "Lions beef up secondary with addition of Aaron Grymes". February 12, 2019.
  12. ^ TSN ca Staff (October 16, 2019). "BC Lions confirm DB Aaron Grymes tore ACL - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  13. ^ "Lions release DB Aaron Grymes". Canadian Football League. February 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "EE Football Team signs Aaron Grymes". Esks.com. February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  15. ^ "2023 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Edmonton Elks release veteran DB Aaron Grymes". 3DownNation. January 4, 2024.
  17. ^ "Edmonton releases veteran Aaron Grymes". Edmonton Elks. January 4, 2024.
  18. ^ "Bombers add veteran DB Aaron Grymes to practice roster". Canadian Football League. July 23, 2024.
  19. ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Fan favourite Grymes returns to EE". Edmonton Elks. September 6, 2024.
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