Griffin facing Redskins
The full slate of games to conclude the preseason Thursday night is something of a tease. Unless you have a friend or relative trying out for an NFL squad, there’s little reason to pay attention.
Still, slivers of intrigue can slip through, as is the case in Baltimore when the Ravens host their nearby rivals, the Washington Redskins.
Robert Griffin III, the 2012 Offensive Rookie of the Year whose subsequent seasons have been marred by injuries, will face the team that chose him second overall that year and made the playoffs behind him.
While RG3 has, by all accounts, had a solid summer, there’s no guarantee he will make the Ravens, who have Joe Flacco entrenched as the starter and first-round draftee Lamar Jackson as his understudy.
“I think Robert has done everything we’ve asked him to do and more,” Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said. “He’s everything he’s always been as a player, he’s back on his feet, he’s healthy, he’s in a new environment, new situation. He’s had great success, and then Haloti (Ngata) fell on him. That’ll hurt anybody’s career! Right?
“He had a heck of a summer, and he’s played very well.”
