David Griffin (American football)

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David Griffin
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Griffin in 2017
No. 62, 79, 78, 75, 57
Position:Offensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1991-09-26) September 26, 1991 (age 32)
Tallahassee, Florida
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:Tallahassee (FL) FAMU DRS
College:Hawaii
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:International
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

David Christian Griffin, Jr. (born September 26, 1991) is a former American football offensive lineman. He played college football at University of Hawaii at Manoa and attended Florida A&M University Developmental Research School in Tallahassee, Florida. He was a member of the Edmonton Eskimos, Iowa Barnstormers, Cedar Rapids Titans, Cleveland Gladiators, Columbus Lions and Richmond Roughriders.

Early life[edit]

Griffin attended North Florida Christian High School through this junior year before transferring to Florida A&M University Developmental Research School in Tallahassee, Florida where he played football and basketball.[1]

College career[edit]

Griffin attended Coffeyville Community College in 2010, where he redshirted. In 2011, Griffin transferred to Mesa Community College where he played for the Thunderbirds from 2011 to 2012. Griffin then transferred to the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors from 2013 to 2014.[2] He helped the Rainbow Warriors to 1 win. He played in 5 games during his career including 2 starts at tackle. A tear of his Ulnar collateral ligament of elbow joint ended his career at Hawaii early.[3]

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)
300 lb
(136 kg)
5.20 s 1.87 s 3.15 s 5.09 s 8.22 s 25 in
(0.64 m)
8 ft 3 in
(2.51 m)
15 reps
All values from Hawaii Pro Day[4]

Edmonton Eskimos[edit]

Griffin signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on May 31, 2015.[5][3] Griffin was released on June 14, 2015.[6]

Iowa Barnstormers[edit]

Griffin signed with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Indoor Football League in 2016. Griffin started 9 of 16 games for the Barnstormers. Griffin re-signed with the Barnstormers for 2017.[7] He was released on February 16, 2017.[8]

Cedar Rapids Titans[edit]

On February 21, 2017, Griffin signed with the Cedar Rapids Titans.[8] On March 24, 2017, Griffin was placed on the transfer list.[9]

Cleveland Gladiators[edit]

On March 23, 2017, Griffin was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators.[10] On April 26, 2017, Griffin was placed on reassignment. On May 1, 2017, Griffin was placed on league suspension.[11]

Columbus Lions[edit]

On May 4, 2017, Griffin signed with the Columbus Lions. On August 4, 2017, Griffin re-signed with the Lions.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jim Henry (June 14, 2015). "The Road Less Traveled". www.newspapers.com. Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Stephen Tsai (December 14, 2012). "Offensive tackle commits to UH". www.warriorbeat.staradvertiserblogs.com. Star Advertiser. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Brian Miller (June 13, 2015). "FAMU DRS alum Griffin reaches Canadian Football League". www.tallahassee.com. Tennessee Democrat. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "David Griffin". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "Former T-Bird David Griffin signs with Edmonton Eskimos". www.mesatbirdsports.com. Mesa Community College. May 4, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Quinn Phillips (June 14, 2015). "Eskimos make seven cuts". www.globalnews.ca. Global News. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "Barnstormers Re-Sign Offensive Duo". www.article.wn.com. WN. September 13, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "February 2017 IFL Transactions". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "March 2017 IFL Transactions". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "Gladiators Assigned OL David Griffin Jr". www.sport.thenet24h.com. thenet24h.com. March 23, 2017. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  11. ^ "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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