Cornelius Griffin
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 Griffin with the Washington Redskins in 2007 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
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| Born | December 3, 1976 Troy, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 303 lb (137 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Brundidge (AL) Pike Co. | ||||||||||||
| College | Alabama | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2000: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Cornelius Griffin (/kɔːrˈnɛliəs/; born December 3, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]