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Seattle Mariners Legend Ken Griffey Jr. Makes Appearance as NFL Sideline Photographer

Ken Griffey Jr. took photos at Sunday's game between the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys, adding to his resume of the Home Run Derby and an MLS match.

Sam Connon

Seattle Mariners Legend Ken Griffey Jr. Makes Appearance as NFL Sideline Photographer
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Former Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. has been retired since 2010, but he is making sure to stay as close to the action as he can.

The Hall of Fame slugger worked as a sideline photographer at Sunday's NFL game between the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys at State Farm Stadium. This isn't the first time he's appeared with a camera this year, considering he did the same at the Home Run Derby in July, as well as an MLS match between Inter Miami and Nashville SC in August.

Griffey played for the Mariners from 1989 to 1999 – plus another stint from 2009 to 2010 – then the Reds from 2000 to 2008. In addition to making 13 All-Star Games, Griffey won an MVP, seven Silver Sluggers, 10 Gold Gloves and three Home Run Derbies.

Following his retirement, Griffey picked up sports photography. He posted previews of his work on Instagram over the years, sharing photos from the Fiesta Bowl and Monday Night Football all the way back in 2015.

Griffey isn't the only player from the 1990s Mariners to take up photography as a post-baseball passion, either.

Pitcher Randy Johnson has also been known to work as a sideline photographer at NFL games, in addition to taking nature photos in Africa. The National Baseball Hall of Fame actually unveiled an exhibit for Johnson's photography in Cooperstown earlier this year.

It remains to be seen if The Kid can match The Big Unit's prestige with a camera, but he appears to be staying busy working on his craft regardless.

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Sam Connon
SAM CONNON

Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks. He previously covered UCLA Athletics for Sports Illustrated/FanNation's All Bruins, 247Sports' Bruin Report Online, Rivals' Bruin Blitz, the Bleav Podcast Network and the Daily Bruin, with his work as a sports columnist receiving awards from the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon also wrote for Sports Illustrated/FanNation's New England Patriots site, Patriots Country, and he was on the Patriots and Boston Red Sox beats at Prime Time Sports Talk.

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