Shaquem Griffin‘s time in Seattle has come to an end, for now. The outside linebacker was cut by the Seahawks Saturday, Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic reports (Twitter link).
Since he was still on his rookie contract Griffin will now go on waivers and have a chance to be claimed by the other 31 teams. The UCF product was a fifth-round pick back in 2018. A true inspiration, Griffin had his left hand amputated when he was four and defied all odds to make it to the NFL.
He’s also the twin brother of Seahawks starting cornerback Shaquill Griffin. He played around nine percent of the defensive snaps last season while also playing a big role on special teams. It’s quite possible that the Seahawks will look to bring Griffin back on the practice squad if he clears waivers. This surely isn’t the last we’ve heard of him.
Holy shiite! Shaquille Griffin must be gutted, couldn’t imagine that was a fun sit-down for JS/PC
Pats love em some special teamers with upside on cheap rookie deals
100%
So much for Shaquille staying in Seattle
Seattle’s linebacker core is definitely gonna be short handed now.
That’s not really funny, only an @$$hole would find humor in that…
Awful