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It's been nearly a years given that dual-threat quarterback Robert Griffin III took the NFL by storm as a novice in 2012 before a brutal sophomore slump that led to him being a backup for the bulk of his injury-plagued profession. A second-stringer behind Lamar Jackson on the Ravens last season, Griffin might be all set to step back into the spotlight simply not on an NFL field.
< Answers Shown Here ="p__2">As a result, both networks are engaged in a bidding war for the previous Heisman and Rookie of the Year's services as an NFL and college football analyst while they wait to see if he chooses to pursue playing football or retires from the NFL after 7 seasons. (Griffin has missed two due to injury.) At ESPN, Griffin would call college video games and do some college studio work along with go over both the NCAA and NFL on programs like Get Up!.
" Even if Griffin does choose to play, TELEVISION will be waiting on him when he eventually retires. The method Griffin has raised his status as a prospective broadcaster is fascinating," per The Post. "He has actually not had a Peyton Manning-type professional profession that makes him a no-brainer atop TV desire lists." That's definitely real as Griffin, outside of his electrifying novice season, has actually been a below-average NFL QB for the bulk of his profession and has a 16-26 record as a starter.
Griffin initially got introduced as an analyst on a nationwide level when he was part of Bleacher Report's streaming protection of the NFL Draft in April. The previous member of the Washington Football Group was part of a moment that went viral after he said that his former backup, Kirk Cousins, could not more than happy that the Minnesota Vikings drafted Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond.
" I can tell you that No. 8 in Minnesota is not real happy today," Griffin stated through . "Due to the fact that Kellen Mond represents precisely what he doesn't do well. Kellen Mond is the big, physical quarterback. He can run it, throw all of it over the field, and I don't believe that's something that No.