2018 is a year that Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen will always remember, but it likely won’t be because of anything he did out on the football field.
Following the Vikings’ first two games last season, Griffen had to step aside for a few weeks to focus on improving his mental health. He returned to the team in Week 8, but his performance for the rest of the year didn’t have the same ferocious feel to it that Minnesota had come to expect from their talented pass rusher since he became a full-time starter in 2014.