His younger brother Kirby Griffin played in the Arena Football League (AFL).
Now he resides in Katy, Texas where he works at Tays Junior high school as a boys' athletic coach.
Griffin attended Rochester Area High School where he played both at safety and wide receiver.
Griffin was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted rookie free agent.
He was allocated to NFL Europe and played for the Hamburg Sea Devils where he made ten appearances and nine starts.