Everson Griffen moving to LB; back to DE?

vike daddy · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 66652

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen has been excused from the team indefinitely following the sudden death of his mother.

Griffen missed practice Thursday, one day after police arrived at the team's headquarters to deliver the news to him, Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said. No details of Griffen's mother's death were immediately available. Griffen's mother was in town visiting her son. Frazier and several Vikings players went to Griffen's house Wednesday night to comfort him.

Frazier: "As you can imagine, it was tough news. There was nothing that could have prepared him for that news. I'm not sure what his status will be going forward. Our prayers as an organization, as teammates are with he and his family. This is a difficult time for him, as you can imagine. We'll be there to support him as best we can. It's hard. He loved his mom, like we all do. And to have no clue that something like this was on the horizon. It's tough. It's still tough, obviously."

"There is no timetable. I explained to him yesterday he needs to go through the grieving process properly and don't be thinking about no football. Just doing whatever he needs to do away from football. His mom was very, very close to him. This is going to be a tough deal for him."

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000079457/article/minnesota-vikings-excuse-everson-griffen-after-mothers-death?module=HP11_headline_stack
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Darth Brooks · Joined: 01 Sep 2012 Posts: 34 Location: Ozarks

Quit a different (and better) response than Childress' fining Troy Williamson for missing a week of practice to attend his grandmother's funeral.
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vike daddy · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 66652

^ most of us here, as i remember, supported Childress' handling of Williamson, who, unlike Griffen, did not have permission to be awol from the team.

good to see you around here again, Darth.
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Klomp · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 1:42 pm Post subject:

vikingsrule · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:03 pm Post subject:

Glad to hear that Griffen has returned to the team, his presence is obviously huge for the Vikes.

vikingsrule · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:05 pm Post subject:

Griffen is another player to keep an eye on this offseason in terms of contract negotiations. 4 years/$16M? He deserves what Robison got in 2011.

CriminalMind · Joined: 25 Aug 2011 Posts: 2965 Location: Toronto, CA

vikingsrule · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 3:24 pm Post subject:

Fast foward one year, isnt the Everson Griffen-Brian Robison situation eerily similar to the Ray Edwards-Brian Robison decision two years?

In 2011, the Vikes had the choice of keeping the solid and steady Edwards or going with the backup with more upside in Robison.

Robison has been solid and steady, but Griffen seems to have more potential. If history is any indicator with this team, I could see them going with Griffen just like they chose Robison.

SteelKing728 · Joined: 23 Aug 2008 Posts: 10876 Location: Pittsburgh

Thats awful. I'll keep his family in my prayers.

and yes, Griffen does deserve to be extended. He's a nice piece to the puzzle at Defensive End. Hopefully someday he becomes a full time starter.
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vikingsrule · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:11 pm Post subject:

Kellerman · Joined: 16 May 2010 Posts: 3194 Location: Amsterdam

Very sorry to hear about the passing of Everson's mother. Respect that he still wants to play sunday, I'm sure his teammates appreciate that.
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vikingsrule · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 6:16 pm Post subject:

rpmwr19 · Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Posts: 16990 Location: Stillwater, MN

Slightly similar situation.

My grandfather passed away my senior year of football, and the first thing I wanted to do was get back to my teammates and have at least some sense of normalcy.

I totally understand his decision to come back and he, as well as the rest of his family, are in my prayers.
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vike daddy · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 66652

hopefully he plays lights out in WASH and his efforts get rewarded with a game ball.
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