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The Wade Level
he 39-year-old Grigson will not have the same high profile or carry as much clout as Bill Polian did when he turned the Colts from a perennial also-ran into a perennial playoff team.
But that's not what Irsay was looking for. Instead, Irsay, a former GM himself, brought in somebody with an Indiana background.
Before a back injury forced him to retire in 1997, Grigson was making his name as a prep player in Highland, Ind., and as a captain at Purdue. As a Boilermaker, he also survived a life-threatening illness that occurred after a blow to the abdomen during his junior season.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7...olts-hire-philadelphia-eagles-ryan-grigson-gm
But that's not what Irsay was looking for. Instead, Irsay, a former GM himself, brought in somebody with an Indiana background.
Before a back injury forced him to retire in 1997, Grigson was making his name as a prep player in Highland, Ind., and as a captain at Purdue. As a Boilermaker, he also survived a life-threatening illness that occurred after a blow to the abdomen during his junior season.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7...olts-hire-philadelphia-eagles-ryan-grigson-gm