Griffin Neal is a former professional American football quarterback. He attended Fargo South High School, then went to Concordia College, an NCAA Division III school in nearby Moorhead, Minnesota, where he started at quarterback for three years and became the school's all-time leader in passing yards (5,614) and touchdown passes (47).

Neal was signed and played professionally in 2015 for the Hildesheim Invaders, one of 16 teams playing at the second highest level in Germany, the German Football League 2.

After the season in Germany, Neal was invited to Tulane's pro day, he caught the attention of Saints executives, who gave him a second tryout and signed him to a contract.[1]

References

  1. ^ Johnette Howard, "Saints QB Griffin Neal chased NFL dream to Germany and back", ESPN, May 5, 2016.

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