Garrett Griffin

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.

Garrett Griffin
No. 45 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1994-03-04) March 4, 1994
Louisburg, Kansas
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Louisburg (Louisburg, Kansas)
College:Air Force
Undrafted:2016
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Receptions:3
Receiving yards:16
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

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]

References
  1. Griffin college career
  3. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  4. Hendriz, John J. (September 3, 2016). "New Orleans Saints roster cuts: Live updates for Saturday". CanalStreetChronicles.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  5. Hendriz, John J. (September 4, 2016). "New Orleans Saints practice squad taking shape: Live updates". CanalStreetChronicles.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  6. Hendrix, John J. (January 2, 2017). "New Orleans Saints sign seven players to reserve/future deals". CanalStreetChronicles.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  7. "New Orleans Saints make 37 roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2017.
  8. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 5, 2017.
  9. Katzenstein, Josh (December 2, 2017). "Saints promoting tight end Garrett Griffin to active roster: source". NOLA.com.
  10. "Garrett Griffin: Game Logs". NFL.com. 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  11. Teope, Herbie (January 3, 2018). "Saints place Garrett Griffin on injured reserve, bring back John Phillips". NOLA.com.
  12. "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 1, 2018.
  13. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2018.
  14. Williams, Charean (January 12, 2019). "Saints place Simmie Cobbs on IR, elevate Garrett Griffin". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  15. "Rams vs. Saints - Play-By-Play". ESPN. January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  16. Bouda, Nate (August 26, 2019). "Saints Release OT Chris Clark From IR, Place TE Garrett Griffin On IR". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
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