Ryan GRIFFIN

Jets signed tight a new end three-year, Ryan Griffin, $10.8 who million recently contract with the team, catches up with Post columnist Steve Serby for some Q&A.

Q: How have you gotten on the same page lately with Sam Darnold?

A: When he ended up coming back [from mono], I just made a couple of plays for him, and I think we got comfortable with each other. That, and a lot more practice reps, which I was lacking earlier in the year.

Q: What kind of ball does he throw?

A: A bullet. ... He’s got all the throws though. He’s got that two-ball, which is kind of the changeup, it’s kind of that little 45 degree angle dropping in ... he’s got the fastball, floaters, everything.

Q: You spent your first six seasons in Houston. How would you compare the type of ball he throws to Deshaun Watson’s?

A: Deshaun’s more over the top with his release, I would say. Sometimes it’s kind of hard to find out where Deshaun is when you look back (smile), but Sam has a lot of different arm angles he can get the ball out of. He’s creative in the way he gets the ball out of the pocket.

Q: You suffered two concussions with the Texans in 2017, one in the opener and another in the beginning of November that shut you down. How scary was that?

A: Anytime you talk about head injury, there’s a lot of unknowns, not only my health, but just my future playing was up in the air there for a little bit. I wasn’t feeling great, wasn’t feeling myself. But saw a great specialist in Pittsburgh, got me sorted out and got the rest I needed.

Q: Were you concerned that your career could be over?

A: Sure, you always are. Whenever that happens, especially back to back, thoughts do creep into your head, but you just gotta just focus getting better every day.

Q: What was your worst football moment?

A: You mentioned the concussions — that was a rough deal for me. My future in question, and not knowing if I was gonna get to play again. It’s always tough when you’re watching your team play and you want to be out there helping them win.

Q: What were the symptoms that bothered you the most?

A: The bright lights, obviously, and ... it’s a weird feeling — you get emotional easily, and I would get super-angry for no reason. That’s all in the past now, I’m glad it is, and my head is cleared up.

Q: Describe how your 2018 draft night arrest in Nashville on charges of vandalism and public intoxication after punching out a hotel window was out of character for you.

A: I gotta own it, that was me making a bad judgment call. It was a long night, one of the worst nights of my life. I’ve been learning from it, moved on from it.

Q: How did you explain that to your father?

A: That was a tough phone call to make, for sure.

Q: You spent the night in jail.

A: Not fun, not fun at all. Not something I’ll be doing again for sure.

Q: Who was your boyhood idol?

A: Drew Bledsoe. I was a huge Patriots fan growing up, and Jan. 11’s my birthday, he wore No. 11, took us to the Super Bowl in ’96, one of my first football memories.

Q: You must have been bummed out by the Bledsoe injury.

A: Yeah, I was really bummed out, my favorite player got knocked out, yeah.

Q: Did you know anything about Tom Brady at that point?

A: No, nobody did. Just some kid, and he never relinquished that starting spot.

Q: How crushing was it when Eli Manning beat the perfect Patriots in Super Bowl XLII?

A: Yeah that was a rough Super Bowl night. So many fond memories being around family and friends during those deep playoff runs. Q: Why did you choose to attend UConn? A: It was my only offer coming out.

Q: What is your favorite UConn memory?

A: Probably beating Notre Dame in Notre Dame [33-30 in double-overtime in 2009]. That was a big win for the program, and just after one of my teammates passed away earlier in the season, Jasper Howard, I don’t know if you remember anything about that. ... After a win, teammates went out, and he ended up getting attacked and died on campus, and that was our first win after that went down, so that was a big deal.

Q: Refresh my memory on that.

A: Jasper Howard just got into a little like scuffle at the student union, and the other guy had a knife and just stabbed him right there, bled out at the student union [Oct. 18, 2009].

Q: If you could pick the brain of any tight end in NFL history, who would it be?

A: Tony Gonzalez or Jason Witten. I feel like my game is more tailored to [be] like Jason Witten’s game. I got a chance to talk to him last year, too, when he was doing the Monday night deal, just talking ball. He’s a wealth of knowledge at the tight end position.

Q: Is your game similar to his?

A: I would say so, yeah. I’ve watched a lot of his tapes and just try to pick up little things. He’s solid at the point of attack in the run game, and also gets open without being athletically gifted, I could say. He uses his size and just leverage really well.

Q: What is your best NFL moment?

A: I think I’ve won the AFC South three times, those are great moments always. I also got a Lambeau Leap in, which is pretty awesome in the snow, pretty cool moment there [in 2016]. I just so happened to catch a touchdown on a fourth-and-goal play, and I just looked up and there was a little corner of Texan fans at the railing.

Q: Was it a good leap? A: I think so, yeah. I got up there (smile). I didn’t fall on my butt or anything. Q: What is Officer Griffin? A: My first car. My parents got me as a gift from a police auction, and it was a ’98 Crown

Victoria, and the thing was awesome with the spotlight in the front, had the push bumper, and I’d roll up in high school, it was the thing to do, roll up to the party. At night, there’d be suspect things going on at the house, and I’d shine the light on the house and watch everybody like scatter out of the house ’cause they were so scared of the cops coming in (smile).

Q: You must have ticked a lot of people off.

A: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. No, it was all fun though, everybody knew it was me after a while (smile).

Q: Superstitions?

A: Not too many. I try to eat the same thing on game days.

Q: What do you eat on game day?

A: I have my ham, mushroom, tomato omelette, some home fries. For a 1 o’clock game.

Q: How about for a 4 o’clock game?

A: 4 o’clock game, I’ll have the whole wheat pasta with some marinara and grilled chicken.

Q: Three dinner guests?

A: Drew Bledsoe, Nas, Mozart.

Q: Favorite movie?

A: “Old School.”

Q: Favorite actors?

A: Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale.

Q: Favorite actress?

A: Jennifer Lawrence.

Q: Favorite meal?

A: A good lobster ravioli.

Q: Your dad rooted against the Jets. How does he feel about you being a Jet?

A: It’s funny, he always hated the Jets, but he’s saying now that he only disliked Rex Ryan’s Jets.

Q: What are your personal goals? A: Make the playoffs. Once we get in, you never know, make some noise. ... We just gotta get in, that’s the thing. Q: You’ve got a 1 percent chance.

A: Oh, is that what they’re saying, yeah? ... It’s ... a chance.