Two-time All-Big 10 selection who finished his career ranked 5th in school history with 416 tackles…Started 38 of the 45 games he played in and recorded 10 tackles in a game 25 times…Helped Iowa to Outback Bowls after sophomore and senior seasons against Florida and Capital One Bowl against LSU as a junior…Earned 1st-team All-America honors from Pro Football Weekly and 2nd-team honors from The NFL Draft Report and CNNSI.com as a senior…Iowa’s Co-MVP and won the Hayden Fry “Extra Heartbeat” Award as a senior…His 156 tackles as a senior in ’05 rank 3rd in school history…Named 1st-team All-America by Pro Football Weekly and earned 2nd-team All-America honors from CNNSI.com as a junior…Earned 2nd-team All-Big 10 honors as a sophomore…Played in 8 games as a redshirt freshman in 2002…Redshirted as a true freshman in 2001.

2005 Earned 1st-team All-America honors from Pro Football Weekly and added 2nd-team honors from The NFL Draft Report and CNNSI.com…Team’s Co-MVP and won the Hayden Fry “Extra Heartbeat” Award...Named 1st-team Big 10 by the conference’s coaches and media…Semi-finalist for the Chuck Bednarik Defensive Player of the Year Award and semi-finalist for Butkus Award…Ranked 4th in the nation with an average of 13.0 tackles per game and was 2nd on the team with a career-high 156 tackles, the 3rd-best season in school history…Posted 10 games of double-digit tackles on the season…Named Big Ten Conference Player of the Week after he posted a career-high 20 tackles vs. Northern Iowa…Recorded 14 tackles at Ohio State…Tied his career-high with 20 tackles at Illinois and also posted 2.0 sacks and a pass defensed…Recorded 14 tackles and 3 tackles for loss vs. Indiana…Registered 16 tackles vs. Michigan and added a tackle for loss...Posted 12 tackles and a tackle for loss at Wisconsin…Made 15 tackles vs. Minnesota as the Hawkeyes held the top rushing team in the nation to 129 net rushing yards…Added an interception and a 16-yard return to set up an Iowa score against the Gophers…Posted 9 tackles and 2 passes defensed in Outback Bowl vs. Florida.

2004 Named 1st-Team All-American by Pro Football Weekly and was a 1st-team All-Big Ten choice…Earned 2nd-team All-American honors from CNNSI.com and was named team’s Special Teams Player of the Year…Started in all 12 games…Ranked 2nd on the team and 7th in the Big Ten with 113 tackles and tied for 9th in the conference with 3 interceptions…Had seven 10 tackle games on the season…Named national Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in season opener vs. Kent State…Led team with 10 tackles, 2 tackles for loss and recorded first 2 interceptions of his career…Returned the second pick 30 yards for his 1st career TD in the fourth quarter…Also blocked a Kent State field goal that led to an Iowa FG…Posted 10 tackles and a tackle for loss in win vs. Iowa State as the Hawkeyes held ISU to 66 rushing yards…Registered a career-high 2.0 sacks at Michigan and led team with 10 tackles…Recorded 11 tackles at Penn State as the defense allowed no offensive points by the Nittany Lions and held them to 147 yards of total offense…Posted 8 tackles and his 3rd INT of the season in win at Minnesota…Had 10 tackles, a forced fumble and a sack in win vs. Wisconsin to clinch share of Big Ten title…Recorded 9 tackles and a tackle for loss in Capital One Bowl win over LSU.

2003 Started all 13 games and earned 2nd-team All-Big Ten honors…Finished 3rd in the Big Ten in tackles per game (10.2) as he finished with 132 tackles on the season…Led team with 13 tackles in season opener against Miami (OH) as they held them to 54 yards rushing and without a TD for the first time since 1993…Posted 17 tackles in win at Iowa State…Recorded 17 tackles win vs. Arizona State to earn Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors…Had 10 tackles and 3 tackles for loss at Ohio State…Led team with 11 tackles vs. Penn State and added 2 tackles for loss and a QB sack…Recorded 1st blocked punt of his career in the 3rd quarter against the Nittany Lions, which resulted in an Iowa touchdown…Posted 10 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and a sack vs. Minnesota…Registered 11 tackles and a tackle for loss at Wisconsin…Recorded 4 tackles in Outback Bowl win over Florida.

2002 Played in 8 games as a redshirt freshman

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Chad Greenway

Position: Linebacker

Height: 6-2

Weight: 242

NFL Years: 2

College: Iowa

Hometown: Mt. Vernon, SD

Chad Looks to bounce back from a knee injury suffered in the 2006 preseason opener…Spent the 2006 regular season and this past offseason diligently working on his rehabilitation…

Expected to compete for a starting LB spot in 2007…Is the only Iowa LB ever selected in the 1st round of the NFL Draft and only the 6th LB taken by the Vikings

in the 1st round in team history…Joins fellow Vikings’ LB Ben Leber (Vermillion) and Colts’ K Adam Vinatieri (Rapid City) as the only current players in the NFL from South Dakota…Selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft and was the 3rd LB taken, behind only A.J. Hawk (5th-Green Bay), and Ernie Sims (9th-Detroit).

NFL HistorySuffered torn ACL in left knee on kickoff coverage in the preseason opener vs. Oakland (8/14)…Placed on injured reserve on 8/17, ending his rookie season.

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Pre | Fri, Aug 10th, 2007 | 8:00 PM | Metrodome

Pre | Fri, Aug 17th, 2007 | 8:00 PM | Meadowlands

Pre | Sat, Aug 25th, 2007 | 9:00 PM | Qwest Field

Pre | Thu, Aug 30th, 2007 | 8:00 PM | Metrodome

1 | Sun, Sep 9th, 2007 | 1:00 PM | Metrodome

2 | Sun, Sep 16th, 2007 | 4:05 PM | Ford Field

3 | Sun, Sep 23rd, 2007 | 1:00 PM | Arrowhead Stadium

4 | Sun, Sep 30th, 2007 | 1:00 PM | Metrodome

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6 | Sun, Oct 14th, 2007 | 1:00 PM | Soldier Field

7 | Sun, Oct 21st, 2007 | 4:15 PM | Texas Stadium

8 | Sun, Oct 28th, 2007 | 1:00 PM | Metrodome

9 | Sun, Nov 4th, 2007 | 1:00 PM | Metrodome

10 | Sun, Nov 11th, 2007 | 1:00 PM | Lambeau Field

11 | Sun, Nov 18th, 2007 | 1:00 PM | Metrodome

12 | Sun, Nov 25th, 2007 | 1:00 PM | Giants Stadium

13 | Sun, Dec 2nd, 2007 | 1:00 PM | Metrodome

14 | Sun, Dec 9th, 2007 | 4:05 PM | Monster Park

15 | Mon, Dec 17th, 2007 | 8:30 PM | Metrodome

16 | Sun, Dec 23rd, 2007 | 1:00 PM | Metrodome

17 | Sun, Dec 30th, 2007 | 4:15 PM | Invesco Field at Mile High

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The Chad Greenway Foundation has teamed up with Chad's Official Website at www.greenway52.com to help generate revenue to to provide aid to local athletics and disadvantaged or disabled children who reside in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. Chad hosted his first dual football and basketball camp in Mitchell, South Dakota this past summer (Please check out photos from the camp under the Media section). The proceeds will benefit Athletic Programs in South Dakota. Chad will be hosting the second annual dual camp, along with a golf tournament, in the summer of '08. Please check back for details. Chad and his wife, Jennifer, are excited about the Chad Greenway Foundation and are committed to providing aid to local athletics and children in need. Please contact David Martin at 678.522.6881 if you would like to participate in the Chad Greenway Foundation.

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Winter Park)-- Mount Vernon native Chad Greenway is going to donate $100,000 to the Sanford Children's Hospital in Sioux Falls. The Vikings linebacker will announce the donation at a news conference at Winter Park on Thursday.

A room in the new pediatric intensive care unit will be named in Greenway's honor.

He's also donating $10,00 to the Mount Vernon high school football team, and $5,000 to the Mitchell High School wrestling team for new uniforms.

The 2006 1st round draft pick will start his third season with the Vikes later this year.

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