Congratulations! Former Montana Griz Signs With Seattle Seahawks

The excitement around the University of Montana Grizzlies football team is building as kickoff for the first game of the season is less than two weeks away. The first game of the season is scheduled for September 2nd with the Butler Bulldogs coming to Washington Grizzly stadium. This season the Griz will be trying to start a new tradition with a first ever "Blackout Game", scheduled for September 16th against Ferris State.

Congrats to the Former Griz to Make the NFL

Griz Football is an institution in Montana. There have been players in the past that have gone on to play in the NFL, you can now add another former-Griz to the list. Congratulations to Malik Flowers for signing recently with the Seattle Seahawks. Malik set the NCAA record for kick return touchdowns in his career with 7.

This Weekend Will See Multiple Griz Take the Field

This weekends NFL pre-season matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers will see a few more former Griz take the field. Also playing for the Seahawks is former Griz Patrick O'Connell. Playing for the Green Bay Packers is also former Griz Samori Toure, who played for the Griz before transferring to Nebraska.

Great to See Former Griz Make the NFL

It is exciting to see former Griz players make it to the NFL, and even more exciting when they make a team that has a big fan base in Montana. So who does Montana root for when it comes to NFL teams? You can check that out here. We wish Malik Flowers nothing but success in the NFL and as always Go Griz!