One of the best stories to come out of the 2018 NFL Draft was Shaquem Griffin getting selected by the Seattle Seahawks. Griffin defied the odds and convinced the Seahawks he was the right man for the job in Seattle.
When he got the call that he was getting drafted by the Seahawks, Griffin was in the bathroom though, and his brother Shaquill, who also plays with the Seahawks, had to get him.
“When I saw that, I grabbed the phone and jumped over everybody else on the floor and went to the bathroom,” said Shaquill, to Brady Henderson of ESPN. “I checked to see if he locked the door; he didn't lock the door. I said, ‘You have to grab this!' I said, ‘You don't have time for this!' I handed him the phone, and that's how it went.”
When Shaquem answered the phone, he broke down, because his NFL dream was finally coming true, and he was getting to play alongside his brother again, something the two did together at the University of Central Florida.
Shaquem only has one hand, but he has some pure speed for a linebacker, and although he is a feel-good story, he is also a good football player who has a chance to make his impact on the NFL. Griffin is happy just to have a chance, and he said getting drafted felt like he was dreaming.
“It was like I was dreaming,” Shaquem said. “Magical stuff started happening. It's unexplainable, the emotions, everything that was going through my mind. It was crazy.”
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