Trey Griffey

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Trey Griffey
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Griffey at the 2017 East–West Shrine Game
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-19) January 19, 1994 (age 30)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Florida)
College: Arizona
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Player stats at PFR

George Kenneth "Trey" Griffey III (born January 19, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Arizona. He is the son of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.

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Amateur career

Griffey attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida. [1] As a senior, he had 73 receptions for 970 yards and 11 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Arizona to play college football. [2] [3]

After redshirting his first year at Arizona in 2012, Griffey played in 11 games with four starts in 2013. [4] He had 14 receptions for 170 yards and two touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2014, he played in all 14 games with two starts and recorded 31 receptions for 405 yards and a touchdown. As a junior, he played in six games due to an injury. He finished with 11 receptions for 284 yards and one touchdown. [5]

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Griffey was not selected in the 2017 NFL Draft, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2017. [6] [7] On June 12, 2017, he was waived/injured by the Colts and placed on injured reserve. [8] [9] He was waived from injured reserve on July 7, 2017. [10]

Miami Dolphins

On August 15, 2017, Griffey was signed by the Miami Dolphins. [11] He was waived on September 2, 2017. [12]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On January 29, 2018, Griffey signed a reserve/future contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. [13] He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [14] [15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 1, 2019. [16] He was waived on August 31, 2019. [17]

Personal life

Griffey is the son of Major League Baseball (MLB) player Ken Griffey Jr., and the grandson of MLB player Ken Griffey Sr. [18] Trey Griffey was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 24th round of the 2016 MLB Draft; both his father and grandfather played for the Mariners. That round was chosen because Griffey Jr.'s uniform number with the Mariners was 24. [19]

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References

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  5. ↑ Michael Lev Arizona Daily Star (February 11, 2016). "4. Can Trey Griffey fill the big-receiver/go-to guy role vacated by Cayleb Jones?". Tucson.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
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  10. ↑ Horka, Tyler (July 7, 2017). "Colts waive receiver Trey Griffey off injured reserve". NFL.com.
  11. ↑ "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. August 15, 2017. Archived from the original on November 19, 2017.
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