Shaquem Griffin

“I get underestimated every single day.”

“I want to be able to show NFL teams, Whatever you need help at, I can play it.”

“I can't let anybody tell me what I'm going to be.”

“Me holding a grudge is not going to help me. It's not going to make me any better.”

“I remember after the surgery, the next day, my mom was like, you know, 'Don't get your bandage dirty. Don't go outside and throw the ball.' But I came back inside with a football in my hand with a bloody bandage, but I knew I felt better. And I was just happy to play.”

“I'm always gonna be smiling. I'm always gonna be in a good mood.”

“I'm going to keep proving people wrong because I have a lot of people to prove wrong, a lot of doubters.”

“I always tell everybody, if I can inspire one, they can inspire one more, and I can inspire a thousand later.”

“At some point, your physical ability, it can't be the only thing you rely on.”

“I think I've been doing pretty well with showing people what I really can do.”

“You want me to play kicker or punter, all I gotta do is get a good stretch in and warm my foot up. I think I can kick the ball, too.”

“I don't know how far, I don't know where I'm going to be or where I'm going to go, but I know this - if a team comes to grab me, I know they're going to get a special player, and I'm ready to show them what I can do and make sure I can contribute.”

“It's no better feeling than coming into a game being the underdog, and everybody going around telling you you can't win, and people say we going to lose by this much and that much.”

“Obviously, it was tough for me, coming from high school and being that guy who was always playing and then having to sit and wait my turn... Mentally, it was taxing.”

“You're not disabled unless you say 'I'm disabled.'”

“When I was at UCF, I played a lot of different positions, so I don't feel uncomfortable moving around.”

“Even without football, football doesn't define Shaquem Griffin. It's who he can help that defines him.”

“When you can get o-linemen guessing about what you're going to do, that means you're already winning before you start.”

“No matter if you have one hand or two hands, when someone tells you you can't do something, the only thing you can do is just prove them wrong, no matter what it is, no matter how hard it is.”

“I remember there was a time when I didn't get any attention at all. There was a time when I didn't have anybody asking what was going on and what I had to overcome, so it feels good.”