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NFL reacts to Seahawks' drafting Shaquem Griffin

2:55 PM ET

  • ESPN staff

Shaquem Griffin’s inspiring journey to the 2018 NFL draft came full circle in Saturday’s fifth round, when the Seattle Seahawks drafted the Central Florida linebacker with the 141st overall pick.

The move reunites Griffin with his twin brother, Shaquill, a third-round selection in 2017, and it spurred reaction across the league, starting with Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.

Wow. Chills. God is so good! Great job @Seahawks

Congrats @ShaquemGriffin & @ShaquillG

— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) April 28, 2018

Former MLB pitcher Jim Abbott, who was born without a right hand, also chimed in:

Thrilled for you @Shaquemgriffin. Beyond words…

— Jim Abbott (@jabbottum31) April 28, 2018

Text from Pete Carroll on @Shaquemgriffin – His heart and love of the game is extraordinary!! He told us he was gonna run faster than his brother and on our clocks he did it by a hundredth!!!

— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) April 28, 2018

Congrats @Shaquemgriffin !! Like I told you this morning, it’s time to keep proving the critics that don’t know anything about heart or why the beacon of light always shines. #NFLDraft https://t.co/zUXiW18DeW

— D-Ware (@DeMarcusWare) April 28, 2018

?? @Shaquemgriffin

— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) April 28, 2018

This cold! https://t.co/8MvvxUz8NS

— Marshon Lattimore (@shonrp2) April 28, 2018

That’s so lit!!! @Shaquemgriffin & @ShaquillG on the same team again ?? https://t.co/lSNO3MMeHF

— Sidney Jones IV (@SidneyJonesIV) April 28, 2018

MOOD. #GoHawks pic.twitter.com/lcALRsBNyh

— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) April 28, 2018

Year of the twins ???? https://t.co/JpuuHYmAon

— Devin&Jason McCourty (@McCourtyTwins) April 28, 2018

Florida made ! https://t.co/uoYQFCIQfz

— Nelson Agholor (@nelsonagholor) April 28, 2018

??? https://t.co/46zl2I3TJR

— Duane Brown (@DuaneBrown76) April 28, 2018

Amazing what a blessing man he deserves it all

— jarran reed (@1j_reed) April 28, 2018

Yes that’s what I’m talking about. #12’s

— DJ Alexander (@D_alexander57) April 28, 2018

Yessir!!!! @Shaquemgriffin ! ????

— Marcus Smith II (@MarcusSmithII) April 28, 2018

Now I’m not a Seahawk fan at all, but drafting @Shaquemgriffin and keeping the Griffin twins together is special! Congrats

— Max Starks IV (@maxstarks78) April 28, 2018

Soccer

Unai Emery to leave Paris Saint-Germain at season's end

Paris Saint-Germain manager Unai Emery announced he will leave the French champion at the end of the season.

The Spanish manager, who took charge in 2016, helped PSG reclaim its Ligue 1 crown earlier this month after finishing behind AS Monaco during his first year at the helm.

Emery, as translated by Jonathan Johnson of ESPN FC, broke the news during Friday’s meeting with the media: “I have told the players, (sporting director) Antero (Henrique) & the president (chairman & CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi) that it is finished. I thank everybody. All that remains is the Coupe de France final.”

The 46-year-old appears as though he could be headed back to Spain, with rumours suggesting that he will take over at Real Sociedad.

With his contract set to expire this summer, it was widely speculated that Emery and PSG would part ways following the club’s latest failure in the Champions League.

A year after PSG’s stunning loss to Barcelona when the Catalan side overturned at 5-1 first-leg defeat by winning 6-5 on aggregate in the round of 16, the capital-city side bowed out of this season’s competition with a 5-2 aggregate loss at the hands of Real Madrid.

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Emery’s second season in charge began with towering expectations following the arrival Neymar for a world-record transfer fee. Kylian Mbappe followed suit after PSG struck a deal with Monaco for the French prodigy.

Neymar’s arrival from Barcelona predictably proved to be a massive boost for PSG, but Emery soon found himself at the centre of controversy when the Brazilian engaged in an altercation with the club’s record-goalscorer Edinson Cavani over who was responsible for taking a penalty.

Just over a week before PSG was set to face Real Madrid in the quarter-final, Emery’s hopes of progressing in the Champions League were dealt a massive blow when Neymar fractured a metatarsal bone in his right foot.

PSG went on to win to win the Coupe de la Ligue before clinching its fifth league title in six seasons with a 7-1 win over Monaco on April 15.

Emery, winner of three consecutive Europa League titles during his time with Sevilla, will now set his sights on winning the treble, as PSG gets set to take on third-tier side Les Herbiers VF in the Coup de France on May 8.

Meanwhile, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and former Borussia Dortmund gaffer Thomas Tuchel are among the candidates who have been linked with taking charge at PSG ahead of the 2018-19 campaign.

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