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Robert Griffin III was to be the future of what was then Washington Redskins.
Fresh from a Heisman Trophy -se victory at Baylor, he was No. 2 overall choice behind Andrew Luck and Wowed in his rookie of the year campaign.
However, he was never the same after tore his ACL in an playoffs, and he started only 20 more matches with Washington before heading against Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens before retiring after the 2020 season.
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Washington Redskins Quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) runs out of his pocket over the second half of a NFL game against New York Giants at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Rich Kane/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
It is obvious that Griffin would rather his tenure in the country’s capital has gone differently, and the organization has done a total of 180 since he traveled with new owners and not one, but two name changes.
But at the end of the day the organization changed “My life forever.”
“I stem for the Washington commanders, for whatever happened, Washington Redskins, football teams, commanded my life forever. And the fans changed my life forever,” Griffin told Pakinomist Digital in a recent interview. “I love them, they have shown love for me and I appreciate them. From this point of view, I will always be a Washington Commander -Fan and I root for Jayden Daniels.”
Fans Rodder still for Griffin, and he was outside the country’s capital to give back to society. But it hit double closer to the home when Griffin, a child of two military veterans, collaborated with UEAA on his positive step program.
Robert Griffin III speaks on stage during the 2022 nfl Draft on April 30, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (David Becker/Getty Images)
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“It’s all. Military families, military brats in the military community are often forgotten, but these are people who sacrifice everything for this country. They put life and freedom for other people’s families in front of their own,” Griffin said. “And that to me can’t talk about enough because it takes a special kind of person to be willing to go out there just for me and you can watch a football game on Saturday or Sunday at the stadium.
“That to me is very, very important because I will never forget where I came from, and I am the son of two military veterans who earned 21 and 13 years in the military and gave everything to this country and sacrificed to be in war zones so we could all experience the freedoms we do.
Griffin, Daniels, and driving Mike Thomas back in 1975 are the only players in the Washington story called this year’s Rookie. Now it seems that Griffin will be able to see Daniels as a fan for a long time.
Robert Griffin III and Jayden Daniels. (Imag/AP)
“We should continue to celebrate this young man. He is doing things that have never been done before and gives commanders a franchise -quarterback view,” said Griffin. “I think he can be the first franchise -quarterback they’ve had since [Joe] Theismann. We should support him through all his ups and downs because this young man is special. “
