The longest-tenured quarterback in Bucs history is transitioning to a coaching career. Former Tampa Bay backup Ryan Griffin, who spent 2015-2022 in the Bucs’ quarterback room, has been hired as an offensive assistant by the Chicago Bears, the team announced Friday.
Former Bucs quarterback Ryan Griffin is back in the NFL — he just won’t be putting on his helmet. The former Bucs quarterback hasn’t played an NFL snap since 2022, but he’s set to rejoin the fold as a coach.
The Bears have hired two more assistants, one on each side of the ball. Earlier this week, the Chicago Bears announced a few new offensive coaches for the 2024 season, and today they filled the staff out with two more.
For as bad as we knew it would be, the game has delivered and more. Heading into halftime, the score is stuck ar 3-0 with Washington winning.
It was an ominous start for the Chicago Bears offense in their preseason finale against the Cleveland Browns, as they went three-and-out and totaled -1 yards on their opening possession.
If there is going to be Bears success this year in the face of countless predictions to the contrary, it will likely occur the way backup tight end Ryan Griffin pointed out after Tuesday's long practice in the heat at Halas Hall.
We are counting down the days until training camp by also counting the Chicago Bears roster down. This list is looking at which players will have the biggest impact on the 2022 record.
Tight end Ryan Griffin appears unlikely to provide the Bears with much more production than the average second tight end or role player. That's OK, because it's exactly what they signed him to do.
Asked how Justin Fields compared to some of the other quarterbacks he played with, former Jets and Texans tight end Ryan Griffin punted. The obvious desired comarison was Deshaun Watson, an extremely mobile, strong-armed passer who was in Houston toward the end of Griffin's time with the Texans.
It didn’t take ex-Jet Ryan Griffin long to find a new home. The tight end, who was recently released by New York, is joining the Bears. Chicago signed Griffin to a one-year deal worth $2.25 million on Friday, per Aaron Wilson.
Griffin will look to give incoming second-year signal-caller Justin Fields another pass-catching option, as the Bears tight end unit combined for just four touchdown receptions in 2021.
New York released TE Ryan Griffin on Monday, providing themselves with a little financial relief. The move saved around $3 million in salary cap space and included a $186,118 dead cap hit.
The Jets released Ryan Griffin, the team announced Monday, after signing two starting-caliber tight ends in free agency. Griffin played 42 games for the Jets from 2019-2021, totaling 70 receptions for 667 yards and seven touchdowns.
Releasing Griffin (who was under contract for one more season) will save the Jets just over $3M. Regardless of the financial implications, New York had already re-vamped the depth chart at the position this offseason.
One of the most glaring needs this offseason for the New York Jets is a jolt to the tight end room; a group which placed near the bottom this past season
Jets tight end Ryan Griffin was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday, abruptly ending his season. New York's head coach Robert Saleh had said on Monday that Griffin was likely to be sidelined on Sunday against the Jaguars. Evidently the injury was significant enough to rule out Griffin for the final three games of the year instead.
Veteran tight end Ryan Griffin has been the Jets' steadiest contributor in the passing game this season, hauling in at least one pass in each of New York's first 14 games.
The Houston Texans have reportedly released longtime tight end Ryan Griffin after he was arrested last month.
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