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NASHVILLE Jordan Scarlett Jersey , Tenn. (AP) Michael Griffin says his 10-year NFL career was a blessing that lasted far longer than some of his former teammates at the University of Texas.The two-time Pro Bowl safety officially ended that career Monday by signing a one-day contract with the Tennessee Titans and retiring with the franchise that drafted him with the 19th pick overall in 2007. Griffin, who wore No. 33 in his career, retired at the age of 33.”I can’t say enough, thank y’all, just thank y’all https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Christian-Miller-Jersey ,” Griffin said at a news conference inside the team’s indoor practice field. ”That’s probably all I can say is just thank y’all because it’s a blessing, and I’m so thankful to have that opportunity for the last nine years to play for this organization.”Griffin started 10 games as a rookie and played 141 games over nine seasons with Tennessee, including 103 straight between 2007 and 2013. He remains the franchise’s all-time leader in tackles by a safety with 912. Griffin also had 25 interceptions, seven sacks, 11 forced fumbles and six fumble recovers with his best season in 2008 with seven interceptions.Controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk thanked Griffin for his nine seasons with the Titans and wished him the best in retirement.”He was such a dependable player for us during his time here Will Grier Jersey , missing only three games over nine seasons, and he was always among our leading tacklers,” Strunk said in a statement. ”His play earned him two Pro Bowl selections and the respect of his teammates. Michael also was invested in our community, finding ways to make a difference.”The Titans released Griffin in February 2016 when he was tied with Corey Graham of Buffalo for the most games played by a safety in the NFL between 2007 and 2015. Griffin signed with Minnesota but didn’t play a game. He then signed with Carolina and started six of 13 games with the Panthers in 2016. He finished his career starting 134 of 154 games played in 10 seasons.Griffin spent the 2017 season working out in case a team called and finished his degree at Texas. He said even when he was with the Vikings and Panthers he always felt he remained a Tennessee Titan.”I was always cheering my guys on, always texting them if someone went down https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Greg-Little-Jersey , ask how they were doing, keep their heads up, if someone was released whatever it may be,” Griffin said. ”I always stayed in contact with those guys.”Titans linebackers Brian Orakpo and Wesley Woodyard and defensive linemen Jurrell Casey and DaQuan Jones were on hand for Griffin’s announcement.— When the Panthers won their Week 17 game against the New Orleans Saints in the legendary Kyle Allen versus Teddy Bridgewater showdown, Carolina ended up finishing 7-9 instead of 6-10. This victory caused the Panthers 2019 first round draft pick to fall from a potential Top 10 selection to No. 16. I’m on record as saying I’m fine with this for two reasons. First Brian Burns Jersey , football is supposed to be entertaining and it was dang fun beating the Saints after seven straight losses. Second, I believe the NFL draft is largely educated guesswork so if you trust your scouts and GM to nail the No. 9 pick then you should trust them to do the same at No. 16. The Panthers will have multiple roster holes to fill next year and will need immediate production from their early-round draft picks similar to the impacts made by 2018’s rookies D.J. Moore (No. 24 pick) and Donte Jackson (No. 55). One way to assess the probability of drafting a Year 1 impact rookie is to go back and look at draft positions of the players who made the Professional Football Writers of America all-rookie team. Based on data I pulled from Football Reference here are the draft positions of the PFWA’s all-rookie selections between 2014 and 2018 (and here’s my nerdy spreadsheet if you’re interested.) This analysis focuses on regular position players only and excludes special teamers. Mick Smiley, Cat Scratch ReaderOver the last five years 22 all-rookie selections were drafted in the Top 10 while 21 were drafted between 11-20. A total of 50 players were drafted among these groups between 2014 and 2018 so more than 40 percent of Top 20 picks have been named all-rookie. Things drop off pretty quickly after the Top 20 though. In a weird quirk, only nine of the 50 players (18 percent) selected between 21-30 made all-rookie which is a much lower number than the 15 players (30 percent) drafted between 31-40. Roughly 15 percent of players drafted between 41-70 have been named all-rookie. Good luck finding a needle in a haystack after that. Interestingly, this same general pattern between draft position and overall success can be seen in Pro Bowl selections. As I’ve previously written Graham Gano Jersey , the 2017 Pro Bowl roster had the highest representation among Top 10 draft picks (23 players) followed by those picked between 11-20 (16). Just as with the all-rookie selections, there was a drop off after the Top 20 with 10 Pro Bowlers drafted between 21-30 and nine Pro Bowlers selected between 31-40. Things then level out among Pro Bowlers drafted between 40-100, also reflecting a similar distribution for the all-rookie selections. If you’re still annoyed the Panthers beat the Saints in a meaningless Week 17 game which ended up costing Carolina a higher draft spot in 2019, hopefully this data will help you enter the offseason with a sunnier disposition. All is not lost. The key is to pick in the Top 20, which the Panthers will be doing at No. 16. And if that doesn’t do anything for you then just remember that Panthers fans ended their season with a fun win against a division rival. Saints fans ended their season with heartache and pending legal action against the NFL.