ATLANTA - Former Shippensburg University football All-American Brent Grimes continues to receive national praise for his work as a starting cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. Grimes is in his third season with the Falcons and regularly impresses with his unique ability to break on pass routes.

Grimes was named the NFC's Defensive Player of the Week on December 22 after finishing a victory over the Seahawks with an interception and a game-high five passes defensed. He leads the Falcons this season with five interceptions and leads the NFL with 27 passes defensed (knockdowns) - a single-season record for the Falcons.

Through 15 games, Grimes has compiled 80 tackles - including 71 solo stops.

In 43 career games at Shippensburg from 2002-05, Grimes was a six-time All-PSAC Western Division selection, including three as a defensive back and three as a return specialist. He was also a three-time All-American. Grimes ended his career with 27 interceptions, the most in PSAC history, and is the only player to lead SU in interceptions for all four years of a career.