Robert Griffin III
 Robert Griffin III, 2014 |
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| Baltimore Ravens - No. 3 | |
| Quarterback | |
| Date of birth: February 12, 1990 | |
| Place of birth: Okinawa Prefecture , Japan | |
| Height: 1.88 m | Weight: 101 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2012 for the Washington Redskins | |
| Career | |
| College : Baylor University | |
| NFL Draft : 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd | |
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| Current status: active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| TD - INT | 43-28 |
| Thrown yards | 9,229 |
| Pass attempts | 1,254 |
| Passes arrived | 791 |
| Passes arrived in% | 63.1 |
| QB rating | 87.4 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
Robert Lee Griffin III (RG3) (* 12 February 1990 in Okinawa Prefecture , Japan ) is a US American football poker players at the position of quarterback . He was selected second in the first round by the Washington Redskins in the 2012 NFL Draft . In 2012, Griffin won the NFL Rookie of the Year award for best offensive player. He is currently under contract with the Baltimore Ravens .
High school career
During his high school years at Copperas Cove High School, he played basketball, American football, and was mostly a star as an athlete, breaking several school records in 110, 300 and 400 meter hurdles. In his final season as a quarterback in high school, he led his team to 13 wins and only two losses.
College career
Robert Griffin III was the quarterback for Baylor Bears , the football team at Baylor University in Waco , Texas , from 2008 to 2012 .
2008 season
In the 2008 season he played twelve games in which he threw 267 passes for 2,091 yards and ran 173 attempts for 843 yards . This year he was also voted "Big 12 Freshman of the Year".
2009 season
Griffin was sidelined for the remainder of the 2009 season after a serious knee injury in the third game of the year. In the two games before his injury, he made 65% of his passes and threw four touchdowns without interception .
2010 season
After his injury in the preseason he came back stronger in his "comeback season" 2010 than he was before. He threw over 3,500 yards in his 454 attempts, 67% of which he hit, and also ran for 635 yards and eight touchdowns.
2011 season
In the 2011 season, the Baylor Bears were only ranked sixth in their Conference. But in the first game against the TCU ( Texas Christian University ) they won by 50 to 48. The Baylor University team closed the season with ten wins and only three losses. This was also the most successful season in the college career of Robert Griffin III. He passed 4293 yards that year and made 72.4% of his passes with a TD-INT rate of 37 touchdowns and six interceptions. In addition, he ran nearly 700 yards and ten other touchdowns. To crown this outstanding season, he became the first player at his university to win the Heisman Trophy , which is awarded annually to the best college football player in the USA. On January 11, 2012, Robert Griffin III announced that he would be participating in the 2012 NFL Draft .
Professional career
2012 NFL Combine
Results: Height: 6 ft 2⅜ in (1.90 m), Weight: 223 lb (101 kg), Arm length: 32¼ in (81.9 cm), Hand size: 9½ in (24.1 cm), 40-yard dash: 4.41 seconds, high jump *: 39 in (99 cm), long jump *: 10 ft 0 in (3.04 m) Griffin wasn't traded as a first-round pick until his junior year in college. It wasn't until the middle of the season that the NFL scouts became aware of him and some professionals changed their minds. At the end of the season he was considered the second best quarterback in his class behind Andrew Luck . Griffin did not participate in the quarterback workouts as part of the Combine. On the other hand, he impressed with strong performances at his Pro-Day workout.
Washington Redskins
2012
With the second pick in the 2012 NFL Draft , the Washington Redskins , who gave him three first round picks and one second round pick to the St. Louis Rams , selected Robert Griffin III. He had a brilliant rookie season, throwing passes for 3,200 yards, scoring 20 touchdowns on just five interceptions. He also ran seven touchdowns and 815 yards himself, which he set a new NFL record for rookie quarterbacks. Griffin was elected to the Pro Bowl and was instrumental in ensuring that the Redskins reached the play-offs for the first time since 2007 with ten wins this season and won their division for the first time since 1999.
However, he struggled with an injury problem towards the end of the season. On Matchday 14 against the Baltimore Ravens, he twisted his knee and then sat out a matchday before he led the Redskins to victory over the Philadelphia Eagles . Just before the play-off game against the Seattle Seahawks on January 6, 2013, came to public disputes, as USA Today reported that Griffin did not receive a game released after his injury by the team doctor what the statements of the former Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan disagreed . In the game against the Seahawks, Griffin injured himself again and underwent cruciate ligament surgery.
2013
In the off-season there was long speculation about whether Griffin would be fit after his cruciate ligament operation by the start of the season. Finally, he started without having played a single preparation game on the first day of the game in the loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. As a result, he failed to confirm his strong previous year's performance. On the 7th day of the game, he got two touchdown passes in a 45-41 win over the Chicago Bears at 298 yards. In the 27-6 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Matchday 12, he scored for the first time in his college and professional career no touchdown. On December 9, head coach Mike Shanahan announced that substitute quarterback Kirk Cousins would play in the remaining three games so Griffin could not injure himself again.
2014
Under the new head coach Jay Gruden , Griffin was again a regular player until he sustained an ankle injury on matchday two. Upon his return, the Redskins lost three games in a row and he was eventually replaced by Colt McCoy . But he was also injured in the end, with which Griffin came back and the season ended with improving performances. The Redskins ended the season with four wins and twelve defeats in last place in their division.
2015
In the preseason Griffin suffered multiple concussions. A short time later, Kirk Cousins was appointed starting quarterback for the regular season . After rumors of change, the Redskins announced that they would start the season with Griffin as reserve quarterback. He was never used this season and was released by the Redskins on March 7, 2016.
Cleveland Browns
2016
On March 24, 2016, Griffin signed a two-year contract with the Cleveland Browns . Griffin was named starting quarterback by the Browns, but suffered a shoulder injury on matchday one against the Philadelphia Eagles , which meant he had to be replaced by Josh McCown . On the 14th day of the season he returned to the field and was able to achieve the first and only win of the season for the Cleveland Browns in the 2016 season against the San Diego Chargers on the 16th day .
After the 2016 season , he was released from the Browns.
Baltimore Ravens
After Griffin remained without a team for the entire 2017 season, the Baltimore Ravens signed him in April 2018 as a backup for Joe Flacco . On March 28, 2019, he received a new two-year contract.
NFL records
- Best quarterback rating of a rookie : 102.4
- Best touchdown interception ratio of a rookie: 4: 1 (20 TDs / 5 INTs)
- Lowest rookie interception rate: 1.27 (5 INTs / 393 attempts)
Individual evidence
- ↑ " http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7668243/washington-redskins-acquire-no-2-overall-pick-st-louis-rams " (English) ESPN. 19th May 2014
- ↑ " http://bigstory.ap.org/article/griffin-beats-out-luck-wilson ". (English) AP. 19th May 2014
- ↑ " Heisman winner Griffin leaves Baylor to enter NFL draft ( Memento from August 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive )" (English) .SI.com. 19th May 2014
- ^ " Stanford's Luck headlines early look at top 2012 draft prospects " (English) Si.com. 19th May 2014
- ↑ " http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Peter-Schrager-Midseason-NFL-Mock-Draft-111411 " (English) Fox sports. 19th May 2014
- ↑ http://sports.yahoo.com/news/romos-2-ints-leave-cowboys-021344762--nfl.html Cowboys beat Redskins to win NFC East Yahoo-Sports dated December 31, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012 2012
- ↑ " https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/football-insider/wp/2012/12/26/robert-griffin-iii-selected-to-nfc-pro-bowl-team/ " (English) WP. 19th May 2014
- ↑ " http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000111489/article/robert-griffin-iii-wont-play-for-redskins-on-sunday " (English), NFL.com, May 19, 2014
- ↑ " http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/redskins/2013/01/06/dr-james-andrews-disputes-coach-mike-shanahans-version-of-washington-redskins-quarterback- robert-griffin-iii-knee-injury / 1811689 / "(English) USA Today. 19th May 2014
- ↑ " http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/07/sports/football/robert-griffin-iii-injured-as-redskins-fall-to-seahawks.html?_r=1& " (English), NYT, May 19, 2014
- ↑ " https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/football-insider/wp/2013/01/09/robert-griffin-iii-surgery-is-at-7-am/ " (English), Washington Post, 19th May 2014
- ↑ " http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/11/25/colin-kaepernick-49ers-snap-slide-roll-by-redskins/3722985/ " (English), USA Today, 19th May 2014
- ↑ " https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/redskins-bench-robert-griffin-iii-will-start-kirk-cousins/2013/12/11/3fac2d46-627c-11e3-91b3-f2bb96304e34_singlePage. html "(English), Washington Post, May 19, 2014
- ↑ Redskins loose Griffin usatoday.com, accessed January 8, 2015
- ↑ RGIII third stringer (English) huffingtonpost.com, Retrieved on September 6, 2015
- ↑ redskins inform RGIII of release (English) nfl.com, accessed on March 7, 2016
- ↑ Report on nfl.com from March 24, 2016, accessed on March 24, 2016
- ↑ browns qb rg3 injrued shoulder (English) espn, com, Retrieved September 18, 2016
- ^ Robert Griffin III Released by Cleveland Browns (English) nfl.com, Retrieved June 21, 2017
- ↑ Report (English) on nfl.com from April 4, 2018, accessed on April 4, 2018
- ↑ Robert Griffin III Remains Ready As Experienced Insurance Behind Lamar Jackson. Accessed March 29, 2019 .
Web links
- Robert Griffin in the nndb (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Griffin, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Griffin, Robert Lee (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Okinawa Prefecture , Japan |