While at Iowa, Chad Greenway teamed up with Abdul Hodge to form one of, if not the best linebacker duo ever to play for the Hawkeyes. He was a 2x First Team All-Big Ten and a 2nd Team All-American while at Iowa. He still sits at 5th overall in tackles for the Hawkeyes with 416. Once he left Iowa, Greenway was selected as the 17th pick overall in the 2006 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Unfortunately he tore his ACL in his first ever preseason game and missed his entire rookie season. He came back strong the next year and Chad finished the 2008 season with an impressive 5.5 sacks while leading the team in tackles with 115. Currently, Chad continues to flourish as the starting weak side linebacker and has recorded 99 tackles, a forced fumble and 3 interceptions after the 2009 regular season came to an end. In two games during the playoffs, Greenway contributed 14 tackles and a sack in one Vikings victory and their loss to the Saints in the NFC Championship game. Greenway continued to be a nightmare for opposing offenses, picking up 144 tackles through all 16 games as well as one sack and a forced fumble. That put him in 4th place in the NFL in tackles. After the season ended, in order to keep Greenway off the free agent market, the Vikings put the Franchise tag on him and Greenway signed a one year deal to remain with the team. Just before the 2011 season got underway, Greenway signed a 5 year, $40 million deal to remain a Viking. His 2011 stats:
Week 1 vs. San Diego Chargers: 8 tackles
Week 2 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 5 tackles
Week 3 vs. Detroit Lions: 8 tackles
Week 4 vs. Kansas City Chiefs: 3 tackles
Week 5 vs. Arizona Cardinals: 9 tackles
Week 6 vs. Chicago Bears: 8 tackles
Week 7 vs. Green Bay Packers: 11 tackles
Week 8 vs. Carolina Panthers: 13 tackles
Week 9: Bye
Week 10 vs. Green Bay Packers: 8 tackles
Week 11 vs. Oakland Raiders: 15 tackles; 1 sack
Week 12 vs. Atlanta Falcons: 16 tackles
Week 13 vs. Denver Broncos: 6 tackles
Week 14 vs. Detroit Lions: 8 tackles
Week 15 vs. New Orleans Saints: 10 tackles
Week 16 vs. Washington Redskins: 16 tackles