Trey Griffey

George Kenneth "Trey" Griffey III (born January 19, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Arizona. He is the son of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.

Trey Griffey

Griffey at the 2017 East–West Shrine Game
Personal information
Born:	(1994-01-19) January 19, 1994 (age 31) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Position:	Wide receiver
High school:	Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Florida)
College:	Arizona
NFL draft:	2017: undrafted
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (2017)* Miami Dolphins (2017)* Pittsburgh Steelers (2018–2019)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Amateur career

Griffey attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida.^[1] As a senior, he had 73 receptions for 970 yards and 11 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Arizona to play college football.^[2][3]

After redshirting his first year at Arizona in 2012, Griffey played in 11 games with four starts in 2013.^[4] He had 14 receptions for 170 yards and two touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2014, he played in all 14 games with two starts and recorded 31 receptions for 405 yards and a touchdown. As a junior, he played in six games due to an injury. He finished with 11 receptions for 284 yards and one touchdown.^[5]

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Griffey was not selected in the 2017 NFL draft. He signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2017.^[6][7] On June 12, he was waived/injured by the Colts and placed on injured reserve.^[8][9] Griffey was waived from injured reserve on July 7.^[10]

Miami Dolphins

On August 15, 2017, Griffey was signed by the Miami Dolphins.^[11] He was waived by the Dolphins on September 2.^[12]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On January 29, 2018, Griffey signed a reserve/future contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.^[13] He was waived by the Steelers on September 1, and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.^[14][15] Griffey signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 1, 2019.^[16] He was waived by Pittsburgh on August 31.^[17]

Personal life

Griffey is the son of Major League Baseball (MLB) player Ken Griffey Jr., and the grandson of MLB player Ken Griffey Sr.^[18] Trey Griffey was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 24th round of the 2016 MLB Draft; both his father and grandfather played for the Mariners. That round was chosen because Griffey Jr.'s uniform number with the Mariners was 24.^[19]