Cornelius Griffin
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Washington Redskins
Griffin was signed by the Giants' NFC EastNFC East
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-rival Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
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as an unrestricted free agent
Free agent
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on March 3, 2004, during the 2004 offseason.
Griffin had his best season in 2004, recording 96 tackles
Tackle (football move)
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(66 solo) and six sacks
Quarterback sack
In American football and Canadian football, a sack occurs when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a forward pass, or when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage in the "pocket" and the intent of what he was going to do is unclear...
. He has compiled 22.5 sacks with 352 tackles (249 solo) at either left or right tackle during his career.
He was released on March 4, 2010.