Shaquill Griffin is heading to the Jaguars. The former Seahawks cornerback has agreed to a three-year, $40MM deal, as NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport tweets.
It’s actually a three-year, $45MM deal with $29MM guaranteed, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com tweets. Shortly before the news broke Rapoport tweeted that the Seahawks were making a “hard push” to retain Griffin, so they didn’t just let him walk out the door. A lot of people thought Seattle might tag their top corner to keep him in the fold but they of course did not.
Griffin had previously said he’d like to return to the Seahawks if the business side worked out, which likely means the Jags simply beat them out financially. This will be a bit of a homecoming for the Florida native, as Griffin was born in St. Petersburg and went to UCF for college.
A third-round pick of the Seahawks back in 2017, Griffin just wrapped up his rookie deal and is still only 25. He became an immediate starter in Seattle, and made the Pro Bowl in 2019. Last year he had 12 passes defended and three interceptions in 12 games.
He’ll now join a Jaguars secondary that has some promise, but is still very young. The team is likely hoping Griffin’s presence will help 2020 ninth overall pick C.J. Henderson take the next step.
This sucks going to do some dumpster diving to fill out the team.
This goes to show you when you pay a qb top dollar it cripples your team. I don’t see Seahawks wanting to pay 40 million with nothing else and no roster around wilson. I’d take less like brady, I really don’t like him but he does always help his teams to build a winner.
I agree but Wilson is on a make as much as he can trip right now. He wants to be a team owner and has a portion of Sounders and I believe the Storm.
Would be ideal to have new QB every 5 years. Keep them on rookie deal and build around that. That is not going to happen because of guys like Wilson and Brady.Later rounds and play above their draft status.
Wow! The Jags are going on a free agent signing spree!!