Sometime shortly after the Super Bowl
last year, Boise State wide receiver
McLean Griffin posted a picture of himself
standing next to Tom Brady the goat.
Shortly after winning his 7th
Super Bowl ring. How and why did
he get the opportunity to do this?
Well, credit Mcclain's family fame.
Second, the Super Bowl.
It is the ultimate dream of
anyone who plays football.
The pageantry is breathtaking and
the experience is unforgettable.
Last February,
amongst a limited capacity crowd,
that's a moment I'll never forget.
Boise State junior wide receiver
McLean Griffin found himself as
close to the party as possible. Very
grateful coach. I will let
me go to the game. How,
you ask? It turns out the Griffin
family is pretty talented.
Bad 18 tickets per player and
so just everyone showed out and
Mclean's older brother Ryan.
He's a bad quarterback
for the Tabe Buccaneers.
Is the connection to the cause
for this super celebration?
Once they won, there's apps.
Raymond Quarium I got to meet Tom.
I might have blacked out in October.
I mean I got a little nervous
meeting him but it's pretty cool
to see Tom Brady in that element.
I don't know. I've probably never
imagined in my entire life seen
Tom Brady after the Super Bowl.
Will never forget that as a family.
Growing up in California,
McClain was the youngest of four
siblings, being the youngest
always had to prove myself.
That makes sense, and
if you can't tell their family always
emphasized being active and playing sports
sisters at volleyball.
Brothers playing football in the cross.
Parents are going to his games,
babysitters it was a mess.
But I loved it.
Wanted to change the world clearly.
McClain didn't have to look far
to find someone to look up to
my brother. He would come
home from college and I felt
like nothing left like.
Kind of felt like a friend
more than a brother.
That's pretty much how close you were
snapped back to Griffin and more
often than not, he found himself
envisioning his own goals after
witnessing Ryan achieve his.
I knew I always want to play
college football at the next level.
It's always been my dream specially
going to his games grown up at 2 lane
he played in the New Orleans Stadium,
so it's pretty cool and I knew I wanted
to play in front of that. Many people
as Ryan transitioned from a
record setting career at Tulane
to life in professional football.
McClain was back home
excelling in his own right.
He played wide receiver for Shaman OD Prep,
a 3A powerhouse program in Cali
and following his senior season,
a heavily recruited teammate named
Andrew Van Buren convinced McClain.
To walk on at Boise State,
I give a lot of credit to Andrew
and went to high school together.
I didn't really know
much about boys stage.
Be honest and then Drew got
offered and he accepted and
he came here and I see no.
I'm coming boys stay and I'm I love it.
Last season in his third
year on campus. A simple moment to
most defined a lifetime's worth of
work and determination for McLean.
I was awesome. I've been waiting
for this moment for a long time.
I always remember that.
Against Colorado State, he hauled
in his first collegiate catch on a
play designed specifically for him.
We put the plan and I was
visualizing it the whole week.
I was thinking about it every day
from the moment different situations
think I remember it my entire life
after the game. Just like every game.
Ryan reminded his little brother
that he's watching and caring
even from his professional purge.
He likes continue to watch the games and
then we face down after and go over the
game whenever we can. Which is awesome.
As a walk on moments like
this don't come around often.
The same can be said for Tom
Brady's backup at quarterback,
especially with him has
taught me a lot of patience,
discipline and consistency.
I mean, you can't be in the
league nine years without being
like consistent and disciplined,
but just like big bro, little bro
emphasizes the work that fans rarely see.
I'm always ready for the moment
whenever my name will be called me.
Always practice like you're gonna play.
Always prepared for an opportunity,
no matter how small or super it. Maybe it's
touch teams. I'm starting in that
right now, so whenever they need me
wherever they need me. I'll be there.