Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation and covers the Seattle Seahawks for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2017 after covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM.
SEATTLE — The Seahawks are bringing back veteran cornerback Shaquill Griffin for a second stint in Seattle.
Griffin’s agency, Exclusive Sports Group, announced the deal Wednesday on social media. A source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that Griffin is receiving a one-year, $3 million contract that can be worth up to $4 million.
Griffin, 29, adds experience to Seattle’s young group of corners. The one-time Pro Bowl selection will presumably compete with Josh Jobe to fill the No. 3 role behind Devon Witherspoon and Riq Woolen.
Cornerback Shaquill Griffin is returning to the Seahawks, the team with which he spent his first four seasons. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images
The Seahawks considered cornerback their biggest area of need after the draft. They didn’t add one with any of their 11 selections, which was not their intention but — as general manager John Schneider described it — a function of how the board fell. The team had brought Griffin in for a free agent visit in April and continued talks of a potential reunion after the draft.
Griffin is returning to the team with which he has played his best football. A third-round pick by the Seahawks in 2017, he spent his first four seasons in Seattle, starting 53 games in that span. Griffin made his lone Pro Bowl in 2019 and then left in free agency after the 2020 season, signing a three-year, $40 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Jacksonville released Griffin in 2023 after he played in only 19 games over his two seasons with the team and missed the final 11 in 2022 with a back injury. He spent time with the Houston Texans and Carolina Panthers in 2023 before signing a one-year, $4.55 million contract last March with the Minnesota Vikings.
Griffin played 572 snaps while appearing in all 17 games with Minnesota, including three starts. One of his two interceptions sealed a December win over the Arizona Cardinals.
Over eight NFL seasons, Griffin has played in 106 games, recording nine interceptions and 70 passes defended.
Brooke Pryor is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN who has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2019. She previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and the University of Oklahoma for The Oklahoman.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is “pretty sure” the 2025 season will be his final NFL season.
In an interview with “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday, Rodgers said he’s likely concluding a career that spanned more than two decades with a final year in Pittsburgh.
“Yeah, I’m pretty sure this is it,” said Rodgers, who spent the first 18 years of his career in Green Bay, where he was a four-time NFL MVP. “That’s why we just did a one-year deal. Steelers didn’t need to put any extra years on that or anything, so this was really about finishing with a lot of love and fun and peace for the career that I’ve had.
“I played 20 fricking years. It’s been a long run. I’ve enjoyed it, and no better place to finish than in one of the cornerstone franchises of the NFL with Mike Tomlin and a great group of leadership and great guys in the city that expects you to win.”
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After a prolonged decision-making process where he pondered retirement,
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When quarterback Drake Maye arrived in New England on the day after he was selected in the first round of the 2024 draft, he stood on a stage alongside his brothers Luke, Cole and Beau and his longtime girlfriend Ann Michael Hudson.
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He told the assembled crowd that day: “If you’re getting me, you’re getting them.”
It was an early snapshot of how Maye views family and loyalty, and that has only grown since then.
On Saturday, Maye and Hudson — who started dating in 2015 — married in North Carolina. The Patriots acknowledged the occasion on their official X account.
Meanwhile, Maye took to Instagram to share his thoughts on what the day meant, writing, “What a night! Cheers to forever. I love you!”
To which Hudson replied: “Best day ever!!!! I love you????.”
Veteran Patriots tight end Hunter Henry and his wife Parker were among those in attendance.
The Patriots’ most recent first-round draft choice, offensive lineman Will Campbell, was among those to reply to Maye’s post, saying, “Congratulations brotha.”
Aaron Schatz is an NFL analyst for ESPN.com. He has more than 20 years of experience working in NFL analytics and is the creator of the DVOA and DYAR metric. He also serves as the Chief Analytics Officer at FTN Network.
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Seth Walder is an analytics writer at ESPN, specializing in quantitative analysis. He is also a regular on “ESPN Bet Live” and helps cover sports betting. Seth has been at ESPN since 2017. He previously worked at the New York Daily News covering the Jets and Giants. You can follow Seth on X via @SethWalder.
Jun 18, 2025, 06:45 AM ET
At this point of the NFL offseason, front offices are starting to think about their final 53-man rosters for the upcoming season. Tough decisions are on deck for all 32 teams. But let’s expand the scope a little: How would a full All-NFL roster for the past 25 years look? To celebrate the quarter-century mark, we picked out the best NFL players since 2000 and filled out a complete lineup.
We couldn’t think of two people better able to pull off this job than our stat-loving NFL analysts Aaron Schatz and Seth Walder. They served as de facto general managers for this All Quarter Century team, building the 53-man roster through a few simple rules and methods:
Players are still eligible if they began their career in the 1990s, but only production beginning in the 2000 season was considered.
These decisions were made mostly on statistical output, focusing on peak seasons while still rewarding longevity. We relied heavily on FTN’s DYAR metric (defense-adjusted yards above replacement), which calculates a player’s value over the course of the season compared to a replacement-level baseline. Other advanced statistics were also taken into account.
This team includes 25 offensive players, 23 defensive players and five special teams players. For another wrinkle, we filled out a full “practice squad” with the players who just missed the cut and listed them in their respective position groups. We followed current NFL practice squad rules, which includes 17 players if one was brought in from the International Player Pathway Program. Finally, we also needed an elite coaching staff to get the most out of this quarter-century team, so we picked a head coach and three coordinators.
Let’s jump into the All Quarter Century lineup picks, starting with the most important position in sports. Players are listed by position group and in order of how they’d land on the depth chart.
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