Shaquem Griffin is hanging up his cleats — however his unimaginable story is much from completed, significantly within the NFL.
The previous Seattle Seahawks linebacker, who in 2018 grew to become the primary participant with one hand to be drafted within the trendy period, introduced his retirement Wednesday by way of a characteristic in The Gamers' Tribune.
Griffin is not leaving the sport of soccer fully, nevertheless. The 27-year-old not too long ago signed on to work for the league's NFL Legends Group, which entails aiding and mentoring present and former gamers in a number of capacities, together with psychological well being.
"It is a useful resource to supply steerage and help to gamers in no matter they could be going by way of or attempting to realize, together with aiding with neighborhood service initiatives," Griffin wrote.
The endeavor is the final a part of what Griffin deems "Plan A," which was to go to school, get an schooling and make a constructive influence on the world.
"Plan B" was to play within the NFL.
Griffin spent three seasons with the Seahawks, who chosen him within the fifth spherical out of the College of Central Florida. Enjoying alongside twin brother and cornerback Shaquill, the reserve LB appeared in 46 video games for Seattle and tallied 25 tackles. His largest spotlight was a sack of Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers within the 2019 divisional spherical. Griffin sat out final 12 months after being launched by the Dolphins earlier than the season.
In Wednesday's piece, he famous that though he subsequently labored out for a number of groups and acquired calls to check out for others, he would solely wish to play with Shaquill, who's now with the Jaguars.
"We have at all times mentioned, ‘We reside by way of one another,’" Griffin wrote about his brother. "That will not change. I am nonetheless with you, residing by way of you each time you are taking the sphere.
"So maintain ballin' out. Preserve residing that dream. We have been informed numerous occasions, and it is nonetheless humbling each time I hear it, that there ought to be a film about our journey collectively, and what we have been by way of, collectively, at all times inseparable. Possibly that day will come earlier than later," he wrote. "However till then, I am gonna go construct one thing new so I can do what Dad at all times informed us to do: depart the world a greater place than after we discovered it.
"On to Plan A."
