Griffin graduated from Pike County High School in 1995 in Brundidge, Alabama.

[2] In the Alabama Crimson Tide, he started 23 of 25 games in its team (including bowls).

As a senior in 1999, he was part of the Super Sleeper Team and All-Southeastern Conference first-team.

Griffin was signed by the Giants' NFC East-rival Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent on March 3, 2004, during the 2004 offseason.

[8] Griffin purchased a share of Flowers Insurance Company in Troy, Alabama.