Corey Grant (born December 22, 1976) is the head coach for the Carleton Ravens football team of U Sports. He is a former professional wide receiver in the Canadian Football League where he played for 11 years and won two

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championships.

University career

Grant played

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for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks from 1995 to 1998.

Professional career

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Upon completing his university career, Grant was drafted by the

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with the seventh overall pick in the

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. He played and started in all 18 regular season games where he had 56 catches for 875 yards and three touchdowns and won the

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as the East Division's Most Outstanding Rookie. He capped off the season by winning his first

championship as the Tiger-Cats defeated the Calgary Stampeders in the 87th Grey Cup game. He spent the 2000 and 2001 seasons with the Tiger-Cats before becoming a free agent.

Montreal Alouettes

Ahead of the 2002 season, Grant signed with the Montreal Alouettes. He played in 13 games where he had 25 receptions for 385 yards.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Midway through the

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, Grant was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in exchange for second round draft picks in the

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and the

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. He dressed as a backup receiver for the remaining five regular season games and the East Semi-Final. In

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, he played in all 18 regular season games where he had 39 catches for 511 yards and three touchdowns. He played for the Roughriders for seven seasons which was highlighted by the 2007 Grey Cup victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers where Grant had two receptions for 20 yards in the championship game.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (II)

Grant returned to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on June 26, 2009. He played in eight regular season games where he had nine catches for 89 yards and one touchdown. He retired just prior to the

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on June 3, 2010.

Coaching career

McMaster Marauders

Following his playing career, Grant was hired by the McMaster Marauders to serve as the team's receivers coach beginning with the 2010 season. In

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, the Marauders won the first Vanier Cup in program history as the team defeated the Laval Rouge et Or in the

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. Under Grant's coaching, receiver Michael DiCroce was named the OUA MVP that year. Grant spent two years with the Marauders but left the program in 2012.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On March 21, 2013, Grant was named the running backs coach and offensive quality control coach for the

. He spent six seasons with the Tiger-Cats where the team made two appearances in the

McMaster Marauders (II)

Grant returned to the McMaster Marauders on January 31, 2019, where he was named the team's

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. He spent three years and two seasons in that capacity, where the team won the Yates Cup in his first season, but failed to qualify for the playoffs with a 3–3 record in the COVID-19 shortened 2021 season. While at McMaster, Grant established the Female Coaching Apprenticeship program, the first of its kind in U SPORTS in which two assistant coaching positions were recruited and filled.

Carleton Ravens

On March 18, 2022, it was announced that Grant had been hired as the head coach for the Carleton Ravens.

Personal life

Grant and his wife, Jennifer, have two children, Qiawna and Devonn.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Corey 1976 births Living people Black Canadian players of Canadian football Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario Players of Canadian football from Ontario Canadian football wide receivers Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks football players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Montreal Alouettes players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners McMaster Marauders football coaches Hamilton Tiger-Cats coaches Carleton Ravens football coaches