BEREA (AP) — From castoff to captain. Robert Griffin the Third may have changed the course of a career headed toward disaster.
Thrown out in Washington, where he was labeled selfish, moody and immature before his exit, Griffin has reinvented himself with the Browns, who believe the 26-year-old can not only guide them through another rebuild but perhaps become their long-term answer at quarterback.
During his first six months with Cleveland, RG3 has become a leader and the new face for a franchise still trying to find its footing.
“That’s not something you take lightly,” Griffin said Wednesday as the Browns prepared for their season opener against Philadelphia. It will be his first start since 2014.
Griffin takes nothing casually or for granted any longer.
He has moved on from his days with the Redskins and claims to have grown from his four-year stay in the nation’s capital, where his fall from grace was akin to a scandalous politician’s plunge.
The experience may have left Griffin scarred, but he’s not dwelling on his past and only embracing his second chance in Cleveland.