Houston Texans signed a $4.5 million one-year contract with Shaquill Griffin

Houston Texans signed former Pro Bowl cornerback Shaquill Griffin

Former Pro Bowl Shaquill Griffin signed a one-year $4.5 million contract.

According to an NFL insider Jordan Schultz, the Houston Texans are reportedly signing cornerback Shaquill Griffin on a one-year deal worth up to $4.5 million.

The 27-year-old veteran Shaquill Griffin suited up for the Jacksonville Jaguars this past season but appeared in just five games as he dealt with a nagging back injury.

Breaking: CB Shaquill Griffin is signing a 1-year deal with the #Texans worth up to $4.5M, source tells @theScore.

The 2019 Pro Bowler most recently played for the #Jaguars after beginning his NFL career with the #Seahawks. Still just 27 years old, Shaq has amassed 6 career… pic.twitter.com/voJQt5SFUL
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) May 13, 2023

Shaquill “Shaq” Griffin is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. The Seattle Seahawks drafted him in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Griffin played for the University of Central Florida (UCF) Knights from 2013 to 2016, rejecting offers from other teams including the Miami Hurricanes, his dream team, to play with his twin brother Shaquem. He left UCF one season before Shaquem, as Shaquem redshirted his freshman year while Shaquill saw playing time.

Griffin, a Pro Bowler in 2019, spent the first four seasons of his NFL career in Seattle after the Seahawks selected him with a third-round pick in the 2017 draft. He signed a three-year, $44.5 million deal with the Jaguars prior to the 2021 season, but was released by Jacksonville in March.

NFL World reacted to this news:

“This is a fantastic depth pickup especially if our vets start getting banged up like they did last year”, a tweet read.

This is a fantastic depth pickup especially if our vets start getting banged up like they did last year
— CJ Anderson SzN 💫 (@AyooTexanNation) May 13, 2023

“Good signing by the Texans getting CB Shaquill Griffin on a 1-year deal worth up to $4.5M. Griffin has Pro Bowl experience and a proven track record, bringing versatility and playmaking ability to the defense. This move should help improve the Texans’ performance, Nutrication replied.

Good signing by the Texans getting CB Shaquill Griffin on a 1-year deal worth up to $4.5M. Griffin has Pro Bowl experience and a proven track record, bringing versatility and playmaking ability to the defense. This move should help improve the Texans' performance.
— Nutrication (@Nutrication) May 13, 2023

In Houston, Griffin plays under a defensive-minded head coach in DeMeco Ryans.

Griffin will likely slot into the starting cornerback spot across from 2022 No. 3 overall pick Derek Stingley Jr. — sharing the secondary with starting safeties Jimmie Ward and Jalen Pitre.