Trey Griffey

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Trey Griffey
Trey Griffey
Griffey at the 2017 East–West Shrine Game
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-19) January 19, 1994 (age 30)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Florida)
College:Arizona
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

George Kenneth "Trey" Griffey III (born January 19, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Arizona. He is the son of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.

Amateur career[edit]

Griffey attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida.[1] As a senior, he had 73 receptions for 970 yards and 11 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Arizona to play college football.[2][3]

After redshirting his first year at Arizona in 2012, Griffey played in 11 games with four starts in 2013.[4] He had 14 receptions for 170 yards and two touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2014, he played in all 14 games with two starts and recorded 31 receptions for 405 yards and a touchdown. As a junior, he played in six games due to an injury. He finished with 11 receptions for 284 yards and one touchdown.[5]

Professional career[edit]

Indianapolis Colts[edit]

Griffey was not selected in the 2017 NFL Draft, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2017.[6][7] On June 12, 2017, he was waived/injured by the Colts and placed on injured reserve.[8][9] He was waived from injured reserve on July 7, 2017.[10]

Miami Dolphins[edit]

On August 15, 2017, Griffey was signed by the Miami Dolphins.[11] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[12]

Pittsburgh Steelers[edit]

On January 29, 2018, Griffey signed a reserve/future contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[13] He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[14][15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 1, 2019.[16] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[17]

Personal life[edit]

Griffey is the son of Major League Baseball (MLB) player Ken Griffey Jr., and the grandson of MLB player Ken Griffey Sr.[18] Trey Griffey was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 24th round of the 2016 MLB Draft; both his father and grandfather played for the Mariners. That round was chosen because Griffey Jr.'s uniform number with the Mariners was 24.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Trey Griffey: The Kid's kid is a different kind of hitter". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. January 9, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Gimino, Anthony (January 24, 2012). "Trey Griffey, Ken Griffey Jr.'s son, commits to play football at Arizona". Archive.azcentral.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "Trey Griffey commits to Arizona". Espn.go.com. January 25, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "Trey Griffey trying to make a name for himself at Arizona". Seattletimes.com. August 22, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Michael Lev Arizona Daily Star (February 11, 2016). "4. Can Trey Griffey fill the big-receiver/go-to guy role vacated by Cayleb Jones?". Tucson.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  6. ^ Wells, Mike (April 30, 2017). "Colts sign undrafted free agent wide receiver Trey Griffey". espn.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  7. ^ Meyer, Max (May 1, 2017). "Trey Griffey signs with Colts". NFL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "Colts Make Roster Moves At Wide Receiver". Colts.com. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017.
  9. ^ Florio, Mike (June 12, 2017). "Colts waive-injured receiver Trey Griffey". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  10. ^ Horka, Tyler (July 7, 2017). "Colts waive receiver Trey Griffey off injured reserve". NFL.com.
  11. ^ "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. August 15, 2017. Archived from the original on November 19, 2017.
  12. ^ "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017.
  13. ^ "Three sign Reserve/Future contracts". Steelers.com. January 29, 2018. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018.
  14. ^ "Steelers reduce roster to 53". Steelers.com. September 1, 2018.
  15. ^ "Steelers announce practice squad". Steelers.com. September 2, 2018.
  16. ^ "Steelers sign nine players to reserve/futures contracts and re-sign OT Zach Banner". Behind the Steel Curtain. January 1, 2019.
  17. ^ "Steelers make roster cuts". Steelers.com. August 31, 2019.
  18. ^ Baseball By TYLER KEPNER (February 4, 2016). "Baseball Isn't No. 1 With the Next Generation of Griffeys". The New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  19. ^ "Mariners draft Ken Griffey Jr.'s son Trey, essentially waste a pick". Sportingnews.com. June 11, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2018.

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