Fins sign former UCF linebacker Griffin and corner LeBlanc
Shaquem Griffin, who made history in 2018 as the first one-handed player drafted in the NFL, is joining the Dolphins, as is South Florida native Cre’von LeBlanc.
The Dolphins are still trying to bolster their defense ahead of the 2021 NFL season, and they’ve landed on Shaquem Griffin and Cre’von LeBlanc as a pair of late offseason additions.
Griffin, who made history in 2018 as the first one-handed player ever drafted into the NFL, spent the last three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks after the Seahawks picked him in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Griffin, a 26-yearold outside linebacker, has 25 career tackles and recorded his first regularseason sack last season. The 6-foot, 227-pound linebacker also sacked star Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the 2019-20 NFL playoffs.
Griffin was born with amniotic band syndrome, causing the fingers on his left hand to not fully develop. At 4, Griffin had the hand amputated, but continued to play football, baseball, and track and field alongside twin brother Shaquill Griffin.
The Griffins played the last four seasons in Seattle before Shaquill Griffin, who was a Pro Bowl cornerback in 2019, signed a three-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars in March. This will be the first time the brothers have played on separate teams.
The Griffins, who are originally from St. Petersburg, played together at Lakewood High School, then both went to play for UCF and earned American Athletic Conference