Garrett Griffin
| No. 45 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 4, 1994 Louisburg, Kansas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Louisburg (Louisburg, Kansas) | ||||||||
| College: | Air Force | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Reserve/Future | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2020 | |||||||||
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Garrett Griffin (born March 4, 1994) is an American football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Air Force.
High school
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
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
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. On January 2, 2021, Griffin was promoted to the active roster for the season finale against the Carolina Panthers. On January 21, 2021, Griffin signed a reserve/futures contract with the Saints.
References
- ^ Griffin college career
- ^ [1]
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Hendriz, John J. (September 3, 2016). "New Orleans Saints roster cuts: Live updates for Saturday". CanalStreetChronicles.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Hendriz, John J. (September 4, 2016). "New Orleans Saints practice squad taking shape: Live updates". CanalStreetChronicles.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ Hendrix, John J. (January 2, 2017). "New Orleans Saints sign seven players to reserve/future deals". CanalStreetChronicles.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints make 37 roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
- ^ Katzenstein, Josh (December 2, 2017). "Saints promoting tight end Garrett Griffin to active roster: source". NOLA.com.
- ^ "Garrett Griffin: Game Logs". NFL.com. 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ Teope, Herbie (January 3, 2018). "Saints place Garrett Griffin on injured reserve, bring back John Phillips". NOLA.com.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Charean (January 12, 2019). "Saints place Simmie Cobbs on IR, elevate Garrett Griffin". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Rams vs. Saints - Play-By-Play". ESPN. January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (August 26, 2019). "Saints Release OT Chris Clark From IR, Place TE Garrett Griffin On IR". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "Saints announce 53-man roster reductions for 2020". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 5, 2020.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce practice squad additions". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 6, 2020.
- ^ Just, Amie (October 3, 2020). "Saints make 4 roster moves ahead of game against Lions". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Just, Amie (November 21, 2020). "Saints sign TE Garrett Griffin to 53-man roster from practice squad: source". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.