Everson Griffen is set to play his first game for the Detroit Lions, and the defensive end already has beef with the Week 9 foe, the Minnesota Vikings. Griffen played his first 10 seasons in Minnesota, and his departure from his longtime team does not sit well with him.
Griffen made that abundantly clear in his Zoom press conference with the media on Thursday. Specifically, he’s not happy with his old coach calling him a “good player”. Not at all.
“I got a little frustrated when I read the comment that (Vikings coach Mike) Zimmer said about, ‘Oh Everson was a good player’. Like, coach Zimmer wasn’t just a good coach, he was a great coach to me,” Griffen said. “So for him to call me a good player, that kind of hurts my feelings.”
The new Lions defensive end is definitely excited to play his old team in his Detroit debut.
“I’m really looking forward to playing the Vikings and showing them I am a great player,” Griffen said with emphasis.
The longtime Viking did talk fondly of his former teammates, noting he misses many of them. Then Zimmer came into mind again, and Griffen got animated.
“We going to see who’s a good player on Sunday, that’s what I got for him … he’s gonna put some respect on my name.”
Thanks to FOX2 for posting the clip:
DO NOT call @Lions Defensive Lineman Everson Griffen a "good player" pic.twitter.com/bn1WjWbxdv
— FOX 2 Sports (@FOX2Sports) November 5, 2020