Cornelius Griffin
Cornelius Griffin in 2007.
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 3, 1976 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Troy, Alabama | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 303 lb (137 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Brundidge (AL) Pike Co. | ||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 425 |
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| Sacks: | 29.0 |
| Interception: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Cornelius Griffin (/kɔːrˈnɛljəs/; 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.
Griffin was born in Troy, Alabama. 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. 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.
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.
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