Konnor Griffin

It's been unbelievable.

You know, the drive from Columbus to here, just two hours of just kind of reflecting on the whole journey so far.

You know, I was sitting here about a year and a half ago, two years after I got drafted, and was talking about how cool it would be to play on this field and how now I get to do it.

So I'm super excited.

Yeah, manager in Indianapolis, Eric Patterson, he called me to his hotel room about 8.30 in the morning and said, hey, we're going to send you up to Pittsburgh.

Go kill it.

I know you're ready.

Just go keep being you.

So it was a special moment.

Connor, do you have any expectations that it might be quick, that you wouldn't be down there long?

I mean, I try not to look too far ahead.

Like, I was just really trying to be present and continue to develop and be as prepared as I could be for this moment.

Yeah, it's been an amazing journey, and I feel like I've grown so much as a player and as a person.

I've just really been able to take it all in, and I'm glad I'm here today.

I feel super ready for this moment.

Yeah, I mean...

This team is loaded.

I get to come in here and just be a piece of this puzzle.

There's a lot of guys that are on this roster that are doing great things already for our team, and I'm just thankful to kind of join the group and try to contribute myself.

These guys are warriors, and they're ready to win games, and I'm ready to do the same thing.