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Garrett Griffin
No. 45, 86
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1994-03-04) March 4, 1994 (age 30)
Louisburg, Kansas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:246 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:Louisburg
College:Air Force (2012–2015)
Undrafted:2016
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:5
Receiving yards:43
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Garrett Griffin (born March 4, 1994) is an American former professional football tight end. He played college football at Air Force.

Early life

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Raised in Louisburg, Kansas, Garrett attended Louisburg High School in Kansas. Garrett was a two-time state champion in the javelin and was a member of the 2010 4A Kansas state champion football team. He was coached by his father, Gary.

College career

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Garrett played college football at Air Force from 2012 to 2015 and finished his career with 41 catches for 678 yards and 8 touchdowns.[1] [2]

Professional career

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New Orleans Saints

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Griffin was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on June 6, 2016.[3] He was waived by the Saints on September 3, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5] After spending the entire season on the practice squad, Griffin signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints on January 2, 2017.[6]

On September 2, 2017, Griffin was waived by the Saints and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on December 2, 2017.[9] He appeared in three games during December, making one catch for four yards.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on January 3, 2018, with a foot injury.[11]

On September 1, 2018, Griffin was waived by the Saints and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] He was promoted to the active roster on January 12, 2019.[14] Eight days later, he had his first career touchdown reception in the NFC Championship Game against the Los Angeles Rams.[15]

Griffin was placed on injured reserve on August 26, 2019, with an ankle injury.[16]

On September 5, 2020, Griffin waived by the Saints and signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] He was elevated to the active roster on October 3 and October 12 for the team's weeks 4 and 5 games against the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[19][20] He was signed to the active roster on November 21, 2020.[21] On December 19, 2020, the Saints waived Griffin[22] and re-signed him to their practice squad three days later.[23] He was elevated again on January 2, 2021, for the week 17 game against the Carolina Panthers, and reverted to the practice squad again following the game.[24] On January 18, 2021, Griffin signed a reserve/futures contract with the Saints.[25]

On December 18, 2021, Griffin was placed on injured reserve.

Detroit Lions

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On March 28, 2022, Griffin signed with the Detroit Lions.[26] He was released on August 15, 2022.[27] He was re-signed to the practice squad on August 31.[28]

References

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  1. ^ "Griffin college career". Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Garrett Griffin College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  4. ^ Hendriz, John J. (September 3, 2016). "New Orleans Saints roster cuts: Live updates for Saturday". CanalStreetChronicles.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  5. ^ Hendriz, John J. (September 4, 2016). "New Orleans Saints practice squad taking shape: Live updates". CanalStreetChronicles.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  6. ^ Hendrix, John J. (January 2, 2017). "New Orleans Saints sign seven players to reserve/future deals". CanalStreetChronicles.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  7. ^ "New Orleans Saints make 37 roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
  8. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
  9. ^ Katzenstein, Josh (December 2, 2017). "Saints promoting tight end Garrett Griffin to active roster: source". NOLA.com.
  10. ^ "Garrett Griffin: Game Logs". NFL.com. 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  11. ^ Teope, Herbie (January 3, 2018). "Saints place Garrett Griffin on injured reserve, bring back John Phillips". NOLA.com.
  12. ^ "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 1, 2018.
  13. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2018.
  14. ^ Williams, Charean (January 12, 2019). "Saints place Simmie Cobbs on IR, elevate Garrett Griffin". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  15. ^ "Rams vs. Saints - Play-By-Play". ESPN. January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  16. ^ Bouda, Nate (August 26, 2019). "Saints Release OT Chris Clark From IR, Place TE Garrett Griffin On IR". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  17. ^ "Saints announce 53-man roster reductions for 2020". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 5, 2020.
  18. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce practice squad additions". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 6, 2020.
  19. ^ Just, Amie (October 3, 2020). "Saints make 4 roster moves ahead of game against Lions". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  20. ^ Just, Amie (October 12, 2020). "Saints sign CB Ken Crawley to active roster, release DE Margus Hunt, see other moves". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  21. ^ Just, Amie (November 21, 2020). "Saints sign TE Garrett Griffin to 53-man roster from practice squad: source". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  22. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  23. ^ Just, Amie (December 22, 2020). "Saints designate WR Marquez Callaway for return from injured reserve, re-sign 2 players to practice squad". NOLA.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  24. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. January 2, 2021. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  25. ^ Bouda, Nate (January 18, 2021). "Saints Sign 13 Players To Futures Deals, Release WR Jake Kumerow From PS". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  26. ^ "Lions sign free agent TE Garrett Griffin". DetroitLions.com. March 28, 2022.
  27. ^ Maakaron, John. "Detroit Lions Waive Nolan Givan, Ryan McCollum, Release Garrett Griffin". Sports Illustrated Detroit Lions News, Analysis and More. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  28. ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 31, 2022.
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