That’s why we should all be rooting for Shaquem Griffin. Griffin is well decorated: a two-time first-team All-American Athletic Conference linebacker, AAC Defensive Player of the Year, National Champion, and Peach Bowl MVP. But Griffin had one phrase for others: "Please don’t tell me what I can’t do." However, when the NFL chose the 330 players who would be invited to the league’s Combine “job interview,” Griffin was originally not among them. After playing – and playing well – at the Senior Bowl, the league gave him a last-minute invite to the Combine.

Source: Forbes March 07, 2018 20:37 UTC