Trey Griffey
{{Short description|American football player (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Trey Griffey
| image = Trey Griffey (cropped).jpg
| caption = Griffey at the 2017 East–West Shrine Game
| alt = Trey Griffey
| number =
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|1|19}}
| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 209
| high_school = Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Florida)
| college = Arizona
| undraftedyear = 2017
| pastteams = * Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2018|2019}})*
| highlights =
| pfr = GrifTr00
}}
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.
Amateur career
Griffey attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida.{{Cite web |date=January 9, 2012 |title=Trey Griffey: The Kid's kid is a different kind of hitter |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/story/2012-01-09/ken-griffey-son/52486494/1 |access-date=March 23, 2018 |publisher=Usatoday30.usatoday.com}} As a senior, he had 73 receptions for 970 yards and 11 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Arizona to play college football.{{Cite web |last=Gimino |first=Anthony |date=January 24, 2012 |title=Trey Griffey, Ken Griffey Jr.'s son, commits to play football at Arizona |url=http://archive.azcentral.com/sports/articles/2012/01/24/20120124arizona-football-trey-griffey-commits.html |access-date=March 23, 2018 |publisher=Archive.azcentral.com}}{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2012 |title=Trey Griffey commits to Arizona |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/7495977/trey-griffey-son-ken-griffey-jr-commits-arizona-wildcats |access-date=March 23, 2018 |publisher=Espn.go.com}}
After redshirting his first year at Arizona in 2012, Griffey played in 11 games with four starts in 2013.{{cite web | last=Jude | first=Adam | title=Trey Griffey trying to make a name for himself at Arizona | website=The Seattle Times | date=2013-08-22 | url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/college/trey-griffey-trying-to-make-a-name-for-himself-at-arizona/ | access-date=2025-01-03}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Michael Lev Arizona Daily Star |date=February 11, 2016 |title=4. Can Trey Griffey fill the big-receiver/go-to guy role vacated by Cayleb Jones? |url=http://tucson.com/can-trey-griffey-fill-the-big-receiver-go-to-guy/article_c514ad72-d120-11e5-8ee6-837dae027ba7.html |access-date=March 23, 2018 |publisher=Tucson.com}}
Professional career
=Indianapolis Colts=
Griffey was not selected in the 2017 NFL draft. He signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2017.{{Cite web |last=Wells |first=Mike |date=April 30, 2017 |title=Colts sign undrafted free agent wide receiver Trey Griffey |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/19280158/indianapolis-colts-sign-ken-griffey-jr-son-trey-griffey-free-agent |access-date=April 30, 2017 |website=ESPN}}{{Cite web |last=Meyer |first=Max |date=May 1, 2017 |title=Trey Griffey signs with Colts |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000805480/article/report-colts-sign-trey-griffey-son-of-ken-griffey-jr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504101947/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000805480/article/report-colts-sign-trey-griffey-son-of-ken-griffey-jr |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 4, 2017 |access-date=May 1, 2017 |website=NFL.com}} On June 12, he was waived/injured by the Colts and placed on injured reserve.{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2017 |title=Colts Make Roster Moves At Wide Receiver |url=http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Make-Roster-Moves-At-Wide-Receiver/02fd9341-fdc4-4738-bc3b-764b8183c565 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822184147/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Make-Roster-Moves-At-Wide-Receiver/02fd9341-fdc4-4738-bc3b-764b8183c565 |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |website=Colts.com}}{{Cite web |last=Florio, Mike |date=June 12, 2017 |title=Colts waive-injured receiver Trey Griffey |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/06/12/colts-waive-injured-receiver-trey-griffey/ |website=ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com}} Griffey was waived from injured reserve on July 7.{{Cite web |last=Horka, Tyler |date=July 7, 2017 |title=Colts waive receiver Trey Griffey off injured reserve |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/colts-waive-receiver-trey-griffey-off-injured-reserve-0ap3000000818670 |website=NFL.com}}
=Miami Dolphins=
On August 15, 2017, Griffey was signed by the Miami Dolphins.{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2017 |title=Dolphins Make Roster Moves |url=http://www.miamidolphins.com:80/news/press-releases/article-1/Dolphins-Make-Roster-Moves/5b5636fb-5809-4ba2-a7f8-bde038bcab1f |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119162703/http://www.miamidolphins.com:80/news/press-releases/article-1/Dolphins-Make-Roster-Moves/5b5636fb-5809-4ba2-a7f8-bde038bcab1f |archive-date=November 19, 2017 |website=MiamiDolphins.com}} He was waived by the Dolphins on September 2.{{Cite web |date=September 2, 2017 |title=Dolphins Make Roster Moves |url=http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/Dolphins-Make-Roster-Moves/6e2a4fb4-c259-4543-947d-0c866ce56319 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005180853/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/Dolphins-Make-Roster-Moves/6e2a4fb4-c259-4543-947d-0c866ce56319 |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |website=MiamiDolphins.com}}
=Pittsburgh Steelers=
On January 29, 2018, Griffey signed a reserve/future contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.{{Cite web |date=January 29, 2018 |title=Three sign Reserve/Future contracts |url=http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-4/Three-sign-ReserveFuture-contracts/3ff9a5ab-c6c9-45bf-941c-c831db094882 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504202825/http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-4/Three-sign-ReserveFuture-contracts/3ff9a5ab-c6c9-45bf-941c-c831db094882 |archive-date=May 4, 2018 |website=Steelers.com}} He was waived by the Steelers on September 1, and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.{{cite web | last=Varley | first=Teresa | title=Steelers reduce roster to 53 | website=Steelers.com | date=2018-09-01 | url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-reduce-roster-to-53 | access-date=2025-01-03}}{{cite web | last=Varley | first=Teresa | title=Steelers announce practice squad | website=Steelers.com | date=2018-09-02 | url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-announce-practice-squad | access-date=2025-01-03}} Griffey signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 1, 2019.{{cite web | last=Chester | first=Simon | title=Steelers sign nine players to reserve/futures contracts and re-sign OT Zach Banner | website=Behind the Steel Curtain | date=2019-01-01 | url=https://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2019/1/1/18163827/steelers-sign-nine-players-to-reserve-futures-contracts-and-re-sign-ot-zach-banner-nfl-news | access-date=2025-01-03}} He was waived by Pittsburgh on August 31.{{cite web | last=Varley | first=Teresa | title=Steelers make roster cuts | website=Steelers.com | date=2019-08-31 | url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-make-roster-cuts | access-date=2025-01-03}}
Personal life
Griffey is the son of Major League Baseball (MLB) player Ken Griffey Jr., and the grandson of MLB player Ken Griffey Sr.{{Cite web |last=Baseball By TYLER KEPNER |date=February 4, 2016 |title=Baseball Isn't No. 1 With the Next Generation of Griffeys |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/sports/baseball/next-generation-of-griffeys-tries-something-different.html?_r=0 |access-date=March 23, 2018 |website=The New York Times}} 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.{{Cite web |date=June 11, 2016 |title=Mariners draft Ken Griffey Jr.'s son Trey, essentially waste a pick |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/mariners-draft-ken-griffey-jr-son-trey-arizona-football/tgxp2fe0fagx1rxvishazlviv |access-date=March 23, 2018 |publisher=Sportingnews.com}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207985580 Arizona Wildcats bio]
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Category:American football wide receivers
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