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Shaquem Griffin

By Michelle

August 25, 2022

Shaquem Griffin was born to Terry and Tangie Griffin on July 20, 1995, in St. Petersburg Florida, less than two minutes after Shaquill.

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Shaquem was born with amniotic band syndrome affecting his left hand, causing his fingers on his left hand not to fully develop.

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The pain was so intense that at 4 years of age he grabbed a butcher knife, planning to cut the hand off.

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Shaquem Alphonso Griffin is a former American football linebacker.

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Griffin, Shaquem (March 2, 2018). "A Letter to NFL GMs". The Players' Tribune.

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On August 24, 2022, Griffin announced his retirement from football after four seasons.

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Griffin, who had his left hand amputated at age 4 because of amniotic band syndrome, a congenital condition, became the first player with one hand to be drafted in the NFL's modern era when the Seattle Seahawks chose him in the fifth round in 2018.

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“I’m gonna go build something new so I can do what Dad always told us to do: leave the world a better place than when we found it,”

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