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Aaron Grymes

American gridiron football player

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ18921817
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Aaron Grymes (born March 1, 1991) is an American former professional football defensive back who is the defensive backs coach for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Idaho. Grymes made his professional debut for the Edmonton Eskimos in 2013 and was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) and BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.

College career

Grymes played for the Idaho Vandals from 2009 to 2012.

Professional career

Edmonton Eskimos (first stint)

Grymes signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on May 29, 2013. He won his first professional championship with the Eskimos in the 103rd Grey Cup victory over Ottawa.

Philadelphia Eagles

Grymes signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on February 18, 2016. Grymes was released during final roster cuts and was later re-signed to the practice squad on October 24, 2016. He was promoted to the Eagles active roster on November 11, 2016. He was released by the Eagles on November 21 and was re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 2, 2017.

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The public source identifies “Aaron Grymes” as american gridiron football player. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Aaron, Grymes and American.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1991, 2013, 2009, 2012—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1991-03-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Aaron, Grymes and American providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from Aaron Grymes” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.