Greg Briggs (born October 19, 1968) is an American former professional football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings.
Briggs attended Franklin High School in Meadville, Mississippi, where he focused on playing basketball.
In 1989, he started all of the games at free safety, compiling 6 interceptions, while receiving All-JUCO and All-state honors.
At the end of the season, the football program was suspended for 1991 by the NAIA, paving the way for Briggs and six of his teammates to walk-on at Texas Southern University, where the coach said he'd have to sleep on the floor because he didn't have an extra dorm room available.
He recorded 42 tackles, 3 passes defensed, 2 sacks, one fumble recovery, one interception and one blocked kick.
[2] On June 6, 1996, he was signed by the Chicago Bears to play linebacker and special teams, reuniting with head coach and former Cowboys defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt.
[10] In April 1997, he signed with the Minnesota Vikings, as a linebacker that was focused on playing special teams.
[11] After retiring from professional football, he traveled with Reggie White and spoke at churches.