COVID-19’s impact on the daily lives of everyone in the United States has been profound, turning nearly all events that are not cancelled into virtual events, for better or for worse.
Among those events that are now being held over a screen are most graduation ceremonies, both at the high school and collegiate level.
That’s not stopping schools from going out and finding notable alumni to serve as commencement speakers, and the University of Central Florida recently announced that Seattle Seahawks twin brothers Shaquill and Shaquem Griffin will be the commencement speakers for 2020.
The ceremony will be held virtually on May 2 and will be streamed on Facebook and Youtube, per a press release.
The Griffin brothers each graduated from UCF in 2016 with Bachelor of Arts in Human Communication degrees.
Shaquill has been with the team since 2017 and made his first Pro Bowl last year, while Shaquem stepped into a larger role on the defense partway through last season as a pass rusher off the edge.
The brothers will not be the only Seahawks who have given commencement addresses, as quarterback Russell Wilson gave one at Wisconsin in 2016. Free agent running back Marshawn Lynch was scheduled to present at Princeton’s Class Day as well, although the COVID-19 crisis has put that up in the air for now.
