Blake Griffin would have been a heck of an OU tight end

 

If Blake Griffin had also played football at OU, he likely would have been a heck of a tight end. He certainly would have been a big target for OU quarterback Sam Bradford to find going across the middle.

As part of ESPN SportsCenter’s “Fan Feast,” Griffin’s dream of playing for the Sooner football team will air Friday as part of a series of vignettes in which key athletes discuss their favorite events (other than their respective sports) to play in or to watch:

June 29: Kobe Bryant – play cricket.

June 30: Joe Mauer – be a quarterback at the Super Bowl.

July 1: Candace Parker – attend the FIFA World Cup.

July 2: Jeff Gordon – face Tony Hawk one-on-one in an X Games contest.

July 2: Carl Crawford (midnight) – to be a quarterback in the NFL.

July 3: Blake Griffin – play football at the University of Oklahoma.

July 6: Colt McCoy – attend the Masters.

July 7: Trevor Hoffman – race in the Indy 500.

July 8: Lisa Leslie – attend the US Open and watch a Williams sisters final.

July 9: Dale Earnhardt Jr. – play in the NFL.

July 9: Dick Vermeil – a front row seat at the Indy 500.

July 10: Justin Morneau – play and win the Stanley Cup.

The series will feature five daily essays each by ESPN television studio host Kenny Mayne on his top five sports events to attend, and Mike Greenberg, co-host of ESPN Radio and ESPN2’s Mike and Mike in the Morning Show, on his top five events to participate in.

Fans also can fans can submit a 50-word essay on www.espn.com/fanfest proposing their favorite sporting event to attend. Fans can also submit essays about their favorite sporting event to participate in. A panel of ESPN.com editorial staff will select the top 10 essays submitted for each category.

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