Leonard James Griffin Jr. (born September 22, 1962) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
defensive end
Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football.
This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formation (American football), formations over the years have substantially ...
who played eight seasons in the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
(NFL) for the
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.
The tea ...
. He was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the
1986 NFL Draft
The 1986 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 29–30, 1986, at the Marriott Marq ...
out of
Grambling State.
He retired from the NFL and took up teaching at West Ouachita High School. He began as a P.E. teacher and a Defensive Line Coach, before going into administration at the school. He retired from West Ouachita High School after the 2021–2022 school year.
References
External links
NFL.com player page
1962 births
Living people
People from Lake Providence, Louisiana
Players of American football from Louisiana
American football defensive ends
Grambling State Tigers football players
Kansas City Chiefs players
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