Robert Griffin III still thinks about playing football. He told KWTX in Waco, Texas that he is “ready to go right now” if an NFL team called in need of a quarterback.
“You know what? Me too, damn it!” Randy McMichael said on 92.9 The Game in Atlanta upon hearing the news Wednesday morning.
While Griffin says he is still working out, he is focused on becoming a better broadcaster and storyteller for ESPN.
That doesn’t surprise McMichael at all. He understands why even with a new, demanding career, it is hard for RG3 to let go of his football dreams.
“A lot of it was the fall off of how quick it was. I mean, this dude came in as offensive rookie of the year, gets hurt in that Seattle game on that ragged-ass turf, and commences to put all this pressure on himself to come back.”
Randy McMichael was drafted in 2002 out of the University of Georgia. He played eleven NFL seasons as a tight end. He said the difference between him and RG3 is that he got to have a “complete” career and walk away when he wanted to.
Griffin won a Heisman Trophy and the aforementioned Offensive Rookie of the Year award, but injuries made it impossible for him to ever fully realize his potential in the NFL. Even as he was auditioning for ESPN and FOX last year, he made it clear that he would head back to the NFL if an opportunity became available.
McMichaels’s radio partner Andy Bunker reminded the audience just how good of a player Griffin was, noting that Baylor hung 75 points on Washington in Griffin’s final game as a Bear.
Griffin has been a big part of ESPN’s football coverage since joining the network, calling college games and making appearances on NFL studio shows. He also was part of ABC’s coverage of the NFL Draft. He is expected to have a similar role in the coming season.
