CB Griffin reuniting with Seahawks, source says

SEATTLE -- The Seahawks are bringing backmost seasoned cornerback Shaquill Griffin for a 2nd stint successful Seattle, a root told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler connected Wednesday.

The root said Griffin is receiving a one-year, $3 cardinal declaration that tin beryllium worthy up to $4 million.

Griffin, 29, adds acquisition to Seattle's young radical of corners. The one-time Pro Bowl enactment volition presumably vie with Josh Jobe to capable the No. 3 relation down Devon Witherspoon and Riq Woolen.

The Seahawks considered cornerback their biggest country of request aft the draft. They didn't adhd 1 with immoderate of their 11 selections, which was not their volition but -- arsenic wide manager John Schneider described it -- a relation of however the committee fell. The squad had brought Griffin successful for a escaped cause sojourn successful April and continued talks of a imaginable reunion aft the draft.

Griffin is returning to the squad with which he's played his champion football. A third-round prime by the Seahawks successful 2017, helium spent his archetypal 4 seasons successful Seattle, starting 53 games successful that span. Griffin made his lone Pro Bowl successful 2019 and past near successful escaped bureau aft the 2020 season, signing a three-year, $40 cardinal declaration with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Jacksonville released Griffin successful 2023 aft helium played successful lone 19 games implicit his 2 seasons with the squad and missed the last 11 successful 2022 with a backmost injury. He spent clip with the Houston Texans and Carolina Panthers successful 2023 earlier signing a one-year, $4.55 cardinal declaration past March with the Minnesota Vikings.

Griffin played successful 572 snaps portion appearing successful each 17 games with Minnesota, including 3 starts. One of his 2 interceptions sealed a December triumph implicit the Arizona Cardinals.

Over 8 NFL seasons, Griffin has played successful 106 games, signaling 9 interceptions and 70 passes defended.