Shaquem Griffin says 'Football was always Plan B.' The former Seattle Seahawks star is retiring after four seasons and moving 'on to Plan A.'
UCF linebacker and 2016 AAC defensive player of the year Shaquem Griffin makes football look easy on the field. What hasn't been easy are the challenges he's faced throughout his life after having his left hand amputated when he was four years old., the former Seattle Seahawk who was one of University of Central Florida's most popular players in history, announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday..
Griffin, who turned 27 last month, became the first one-handed player drafted in the league's modern era when the Seahawks selected him in the fifth round in 2018. When the Seahawks picked Griffin, he was reunited with twin brother Shaquill, whom the team selected in Round 3 the year before.Shaquem, a 6-foot, 227-pound outside linebacker, saw action in 46 NFL games. He totaled 25 tackles , one sack, one pass breakup, one tackle for loss and six QB hits.
Griffin"worked out for the Cardinals, the Titans and the Jets, and then I got calls from Buffalo, Dallas and Atlanta," he wrote in The Players' Tribune. But he said he realized something after his Jets workout.
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