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"Everything we prayed for": Seahawks draft LB Shaquem Griffin to reunite with twin Shaquill | The News Tribune

Been covering NFL drafts since 2002, and this was a first.

Tears inside the team headquarters after a pick.

The Seahawks made the people's choice—and the dreams of twin brothers from the Gulf Coast of Florida come true—Saturday morning. They selected Central Florida linebacker Shaquem Griffin in the fifth round, making him the first one-handed player drafted into the modern NFL and reuniting him and Seahawks starting cornerback Shaquill Griffin in Seattle.

"It's going to be everything we've ever wanted. Everything we've prayed for," Shaquem Griffin told ESPN minutes after Seattle drafted him.

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