Cornelius Griffin
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"Cornelius Griffin" is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pearl River Community College and Alabama Crimson Tide football/Alabama.

Griffin also played for the Washington Redskins.

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The power part and fighting a blocker off, that's what I'm working on. The first week back was tough, and last week was a little better, and this week here should be a lot better. I think this week here will get me over the top.

He's turned his life around. He's been a more positive guy. He's been a great role model on the field.

When I left New York I had a lot to prove, ... and I've still got a lot to prove. Each day I've got to prove something. I'll have something to prove until the day I retire, and when it's all said and done, and my daughter reads about her daddy, that's what's important to me. Nothing else.

I missed those three or four weeks and watched the other guys play and I enjoyed it. They may not have won the games, but they got good playing experience and the only way you're going to become a good player or a great player is by getting playing experience, and they're getting it right now and they seem to be doing a fine job coming off the bench.

When I signed here, all I ever heard was I was overpaid, that I was an underachiever.

We couldn't get a play called in the defensive huddle either. We're going, 'What? What?' But that's what you want, the 12th man. You want teams to hate coming here to play us.

It's just not ready yet. I can't see myself playing at this point.

After the season, ... when you stop and look at the numbers and look at everything, I'm not going to lie and say it didn't surprise me [not to make the Pro Bowl]. After it was all over and I stopped to look at it. I said, 'Damn.' But I guess that goes to show that I'm still not respected, and people have formed a certain opinion about me. Now I'm a one-year wonder. That's why I keep working.

Gibbs made a decision. We have to stick with it and try to win games. Change happens.