Well, that was fast. Shortly after meeting with the Dolphins on Monday morning, linebacker Shaquem Griffin agreed to terms on a one-year deal. Now, the former Seahawks ‘backer will get ready for training camp in South Beach and push to make the final cut. (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport). 
The Seahawks mostly deployed Griffin on special teams with occasional work as a traditional linebacker. Earlier this year, Griffin told teams that he was training to play as an edge rusher. The Dolphins’ plans for him aren’t immediately clear. However, if he’s able to offer pass rushing help in addition to his already solid special teams play, he’ll make an intriguing addition to Brian Flores‘ depth chart.
For his career, Griffin has 25 tackles, one sack, and one pass defensed across 46 games. He’ll look to build on that with the Dolphins, where he’ll be driving distance from his twin brother Shaquill Griffin.
i don’t know if it’s just me, but i love the “well that was fast” posts
Good luck to him the twins seem to be great guys. Dolphin fans will love him fun on social media and good for the community. Sad to see him go hopefully he gets more playing time
I like this signing by Miami
He’ll probably end up being used like Van Noy was-multiple roles as a rusher and in coverage, that is. Griffin does unfortunately have trouble tackling at the pro level-the hand not withstanding, he is on the smaller side for a linebacker. His athleticism is superb, however, and he has a little wiggle to him. I have wondered why he could not at least be tried in a Jamal Adams-esque role as a box safety-pass rusher in certain packages, just to see if Griffin could be utilized that way.
I think Griffin could excel coming up the middle in a patented Patriots style gap blitz, going up against slower interior linemen who are occupied by larger defensive linemen so he could have an easier shot to the quarterback. I could be wrong, but with Griffin, I think the main goal would be to use his athleticism to avoid letting offensive linemen get their hands on him even moreso than most rushers because of his lessened ability to handfight. In that way, more agile and longer armed offensive tackles might be more able to slow Griffin than shorter armed and less agile interior linemen.