"I'm just trying to play football right now and get better, set my foundation like everybody else," Griffen said. "Show the coaches I can be accountable for their coaching, that they can trust me. It starts with trust in this league, and I would love to be that veteran guy they can count on for next season,Stitched Jerseys, but we're at this season right now, 2013."
He's in the final year of the rookie contract he signed in 2010, but starters Jared Allen and Brian Robison are also playing on expiring deals, like stalwart under tackle Kevin Williams. By far the youngest of those three, Griffen could be in line for a big-money extension by the end of the year if he picks up where he left off last season.