1. Griff Whalen played college football at Stanford and was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2012.
34 Facts About Griff Whalen
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Griff Whalen was roommates with quarterback Andrew Luck for three years.
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Griff Whalen made the Stanford football team as a walk-on and was one of eight true freshmen to see playing time in the 2008 season.
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Griff Whalen appeared in the Washington State game, earning a varsity letter.
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In 2009, Griff Whalen worked his way into the wide receiver rotation.
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Griff Whalen appeared in 12 games and made two starts.
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In 2010, Griff Whalen caught 17 passes for 249 yards and one touchdown in 13 games.
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Griff Whalen caught one pass for 19 yards against UCLA before catching 11 passes for 154 yards and one touchdown in the next three games against Wake Forest, Notre Dame, and Oregon.
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Griff Whalen provided much-needed depth to the receiving corps in the early going, when Ryan Whalen and Chris Owusu were slowed with injuries.
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Griff Whalen caught a career-high five passes for 78 yards at Oregon, including his first career touchdown at the 5:06 mark of the first quarter on an 18-yard corner route from quarterback Andrew Luck.
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Griff Whalen finished the 2011 season with 56 receptions for 749 yards and 4 touchdowns.
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Griff Whalen finished with 9 receptions for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Griff Whalen was a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy, which is an award given annually to the most outstanding FBS college football player who began his career as a walk-on.
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Griff Whalen was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent following the 2012 NFL draft on April 28,2012, joining fellow Stanford players Andrew Luck and Coby Fleener.
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Griff Whalen was cut following Brazill's return, but was quickly signed to the practice squad after impressing the Colts' coaching staff.
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Griff Whalen was activated after Reggie Wayne's season-ending ACL injury during the Week 7 victory over the Denver Broncos.
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Griff Whalen made his playoff debut against the Kansas City Chiefs in the Wild Card Round on January 4,2014.
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On January 15,2015, Griff Whalen was promoted to the active roster when Josh McNary was placed on the Commissioner's Exempt list.
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The play left Griff Whalen accidentally snapping the ball to Colt Anderson with no Colts teammates blocking and two Patriots players standing over the ball.
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Just a week later, Griff Whalen was part of a second disastrous special teams play, when he fumbled on a kick return which led to a touchdown in a game against the New Orleans Saints.
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Griff Whalen redeemed himself the following week against the Carolina Panthers by catching all five of his targets that came in the fourth quarter, helping send the game into overtime.
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On December 21,2015, Griff Whalen was placed on season-ending injured reserve.
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On January 1,2016, Griff Whalen was waived by the Colts.
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On March 18,2016, Griff Whalen signed with the Miami Dolphins, but was waived on September 4,2016, during final roster cuts.
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On September 19,2016, Griff Whalen signed with the San Diego Chargers.
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Griff Whalen was released by the Chargers on November 22,2016.
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On December 9,2016, Griff Whalen was signed by the New England Patriots.
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Griff Whalen was released by the Patriots on December 15,2016.
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On July 21,2017, Griff Whalen signed with the Baltimore Ravens.
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Griff Whalen was re-signed by the Ravens on October 19,2017.
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Griff Whalen made his Ravens debut in Week 7 with four receptions for 23 yards against the Minnesota Vikings.
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On March 12,2018, Griff Whalen signed with the Oakland Raiders.
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Griff Whalen was placed on injured reserve on August 27,2018, and was released with an injury settlement the next day.
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Griff Whalen signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL on May 14,2019.