File:Cornelius Griffin 2007.jpg Cornelius Griffin in 2007. | |
No. 97, 96 | |
Defensive tackle | |
Personal information | |
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Date of birth: | December 3, 1976|
Place of birth: Troy, Alabama | |
Career information | |
College: Alabama | |
NFL Draft: 2000 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42 | |
No regular season or postseason appearances | |
Career history | |
* New York Giants ( 2000– 2003) | |
Career highlights and awards | |
*First-team All-SEC (1999) | |
Tackles | 425 |
Sacks | 29.0 |
Interception | 2 |
Cornelius Griffin (/k[unsupported input]ˈnɛliəs/; born December 3, 1976) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pearl River Community College and Alabama.
Griffin also played for the Washington Redskins.
Early life and college career[]
Griffin was born in Troy, Alabama.[1] His father Willie Griffin was a pastor of the Lily White Pentecostal Church in Brundidge, Alabama, and Cornelius was one of Willie and Martha Griffin's seven children. Willie died in a car accident in 1998. Griffin graduated from Pike County High School in 1995 in Brundidge, Alabama. He first played college football as a defensive tackle for Pearl River Community College in Mississippi. Although he committed to Auburn, Griffin decided to sign with the University of Alabama after Auburn coaches wanted him to become a tight end.[2] In the Alabama Crimson Tide, he started 23 of 25 games in its team (including bowls). As a senior in 1999, he was part of the Super Sleeper Team and All-Southeastern Conference first team.[3]
Professional career[]
2000 NFL Draft[]
Griffin was selected in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. "His workouts were unbelievable. We saw him as a certain first-rounder", said Giants General Manager Ernie Accorsi.[4]
Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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6 ft 3⅛ in | 297 lb | 4.90 s | 1.69 s | 2.79 s | 4.62 s | 7.63 s | 31 in | 9 ft 3 in | 30 rep |
New York Giants[]
Griffin played for four seasons with the Giants.
Washington Redskins[]
Griffin was signed by the Giants' NFC East-rival Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent on March 3, 2004, during the 2004 offseason.[6]
Griffin had his best season in 2004, recording 96 tackles (66 solo) and six sacks. He has compiled 22.5 sacks with 352 tackles (249 solo) at either left or right tackle during his career.
He was released on March 4, 2010.[7]
After the NFL[]
Griffin has purchased a share of Flower's Insurance in Troy, Alabama. The name has changed to Griffin-Wilkes Insurance.[8]
NFL statistics[]
Year | Team | Games | Combined Tackles | Tackles | Assisted Tackles | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries |
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2000 | NYG | 15 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | NYG | 16 | 63 | 47 | 16 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | NYG | 14 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | NYG | 15 | 55 | 38 | 17 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | WSH | 15 | 70 | 56 | 14 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 |
2005 | WSH | 13 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | WSH | 14 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
2007 | WSH | 16 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | WSH | 14 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | WSH | 14 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
Career | 146 | 448 | 331 | 117 | 29.0 | 4 | 5 |
References[]
- ↑ "Cornelius Griffin". NFL. http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=GRI084942. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ↑ Vacchiano, Ralph (January 13, 2001). "High Tide Alabama's son and Giants rookie Cornelius Griffin overcomes his father's death to reach the NFL". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/2001/01/13/2001-01-13__high_tide_alabama_s_son_and.html. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Cornelius Griffin". Washington Redskins. http://www.redskins.com/gen/players/Cornelius_Griffin.jsp. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ↑ Wennington, Bill (January 12, 2001), "Griffin, Sometime Spy, Is Giant Secret Weapon", New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/12/sports/pro-football-griffin-sometime-spy-is-giant-secret-weapon.html.
- ↑ "Cornelius Griffin", NFLDraftScout.com, http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=60690&draftyear=2000&genpos=DE, retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ↑ Redskins Sign DT Cornelius Griffin From Giants Archived March 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Redskins release Griffin
- ↑ http://www.troymessenger.com/2010/11/11/teaming-up-for-a-common-goal/
- ↑ "Cornelius Griffin Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/2173/cornelius-griffin. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
External links[]
- Washington Redskins bio at the Wayback Machine (archived November 13, 2010)
- Cornelius Griffin at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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