Education
Greg Warren attended Southern Wayne High School in Dudley, North Carolina. Warren attended the University of North Carolina, where he started his college football career as a walk-on long snapper in 2000.
Greg Warren attended Southern Wayne High School in Dudley, North Carolina. Warren attended the University of North Carolina, where he started his college football career as a walk-on long snapper in 2000.
He was originally signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at North Carolina. Warren earned two Super Bowl rings with the Steelers in Super Bowl Extra Large and Super Bowl XLIII.
Warren earned the starting positing in 2001, and continued as the starting long snapper for the team until his graduation after the 2004 season.
Warren still holds the squat (500 lbs), power clean (364 lbs), and bench press (360 lbs) records for specialists.
Academically, Warren double majored in biology, and exercise & sports science. Prior to his NFL career, Warren had been pursuing a career in education, as evidenced by his tenure as a teaching assistant at East Chapel Hill High School.
During his rookie season in 2005, Warren was used entirely as a long snapper, beating former Steelers center Mike Schneck for the job. A restricted free agent in the 2008 offseason, Warren signed a three-year, $2.3 million contract with the Steelers on March 25.
Warren sustained a season ending knee injury in a game against the New York Giants on October 25, 2008.
The importance of a competent long snapper became evident after Warren left the game: the substitute long snapper, James Harrison, sent a snap sailing over the punter"s head and out the back of the end zone resulting in a safety. This tied the score and gave the Giants good field position on the ensuing kick resulting in the go ahead touchdown late in the game. He was placed on injured reserve later that week.
On December 21, 2009, Warren was placed on injured reserve with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (Anterior Cruciate Ligament), officially ending his 2009 season in week 14.