Shaquem Griffin walked up to his mother minutes after his latest game for the Seahawks, having taken another step in his extraordinary NFL career.
The remarkable rookie expected Mom to be beaming. Of course he did. They were in London. Her twin sons, including Seattle’s starting cornerback Shaquill, had just helped Seattle rout the Oakland Raiders before 85,000 roaring fans at famed Wembley Stadium. The game and trip were smashing successes. Even the twins’ arrival in London was news there. They were the latest, wow moments in the Griffins’ wowing, one-of-a-kind start in pro football.
But when Shaquem approached his mother under Wembley’s lower grandstand two Sundays ago, Tangie Griffin was the opposite of beaming.