Quentin Griffin Quentin LaVell Griffin ( born January 12 , 1981 ) is an American football running back . Early years . Griffin started his football career as a youth playing in the Humble Area Football League . High school . Griffin starred at Nimitz High School in Houston . College . As a sophomore at Oklahoma , Griffin ran for 783 yards and 16 touchdown s and added 45 receptions for 406 yards . He was an All - Big 12 first team selection and was named to the Big 12 All - academic team , his first of three consecutive nominations to both squads . Junior totals were 182 for 884 with 9 TDs on the ground with 55 for 448 and 2 TDs as a receiver , and as a senior totaled 287 carries for 1 , 884 yards with 15 scores , placing him second in the league for rushing . Also caught 35 passes for 264 yards with three additional scores . The three - year starter helped his school win a national championship in 2000 and he finished fourth in school history in career rushing yards ( 3 , 756 ) , third in touchdowns ( 44 ) and chose to preserve Billy Sims record and finish second in all - purpose yards ( 4 , 973 ) . Professional . Griffin was drafted by the Denver Broncos of the National Football League with the 11th pick of the fourth round ( 108th overall ) in the 2003 NFL Draft . He went on to appear in 16 games , including five starts in his initial two seasons in the league . He even set a Broncos franchise record in 2004 for most rushing yards in a season opener with a career - high 156 yards on 23 carries against the Kansas City Chiefs while also scoring the first three touchdowns of his pro career . His rise to the top came to a sudden halt in 2004 when he tore the ACL in his right knee in Week 7 , ending his season early . Although he was highly productive in two seasons with the Broncos , totaling 179 rushes for 656 yards ( 3 . 7 avg . ) and two touchdowns , in addition to catching 18 passes for 129 yards and one score , the injury caused him to drop to the bottom of the depth chart behind Mike Anderson , Tatum Bell and Ron Dayne . In September 2005 , Denver released Griffin and then brought him back a few weeks later , only to release him again the next month , but this time for good . In March 2006 , Griffin agreed to terms with the Kansas City Chiefs on a one - year deal , but in September 2006 , he was cut from the team . On February 23 , 2007 , Griffin was chosen by the Hamburg Sea Devils as the second overall pick in the NFL Europa Free Agent Draft . Griffin was the Sea Devils ' top rusher with a 4 . 6 yard average and was third - best among starting running backs in the NFLE . The multi - dimensional Griffin also led NFL Europa in kickoff return average . On February 29 , 2008 , he was signed to a one - year plus an option year contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders . He was released by the Roughriders on June 20 , 2008 , following the team ' s final preseason game . According to media reports , Roughriders ' head coach Ken Miller was " so upset with Griffin following ( the game ) that he cut the former NFLer at the airport . " Griffin had reportedly " pulled himself out of the game early in the second quarter , telling the coaches ' he didn ' t have any interest in playing a preseason game where he might get hurt ' . "