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Everson Griffen • #97 • DE
Status:Unrestricted free agent
Ht/Wt:6'3", 273 lbs.
Born:Dec 22, 1987 (37 yrs) in Avondale, AZ
Hometown:Avondale, AZ
College:Southern California
Experience:12 years
Drafted:Drafted by Minnesota in 2010 (4/100).
Movements & Injuries
2022
3/16/2022 Declared free agent.
2021
11/26/2021 Personal reasons, reserve/non-football injury.
9/17/2021 Concussion, out.
9/02/2021 Re-signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Vikings.
8/31/2021 Released by the Minnesota Vikings.
8/23/2021 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings.
3/15/2021 Declared free agent.
2020
12/25/2020 Activated from the exempt/COVID-19 list by the Detroit Lions.
12/23/2020 Placed on the exempt/COVID-19 list by the Detroit Lions.
12/23/2020 Activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Detroit Lions.
12/12/2020 Placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Detroit Lions.
11/02/2020 Activated from the exempt/commissioner permission list by the Detroit Lions.
10/28/2020 Placed on the exempt/commissioner permission list by the Detroit Lions.
10/27/2020 Acquired from the Dallas Cowboys
8/16/2020 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys to a one-year contract.
3/18/2020 Declared free agent.
2018
10/19/2018 Personal reasons, out.
10/12/2018 Personal reasons, out.
10/05/2018 Knee injury, out.
9/26/2018 Knee injury, out.
9/21/2018 Knee injury, out.
2017
7/26/2017 Signed by the Minnesota Vikings to a four-year contract extension.
2014
3/09/2014 Re-signed by the Minnesota Vikings to a five-year contract.
2012
12/07/2012 Fined $15,750 by the NFL.
9/14/2012 Fined $15,750 by the NFL.
2010
7/27/2010 Signed by the Minnesota Vikings to a four-year contract.
4/24/2010
Career Transactions
2021
8/23/2021 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings.
2020
10/27/2020 Dallas Cowboys traded Everson Griffen to the Detroit Lions for a conditional 2021 sixth-round pick.
8/16/2020 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys.
2010
4/24/2010 Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 4th round (100th Overall) in 2010.
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