John Harbaugh thinks Ravens ‘got a steal’ in Robert Griffin III
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Cindy Boren April 4 at 2:02 PM
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RGIII is getting another chance. (David Richard/AP)
Robert Griffin III is back in the NFL after agreeing to a one-year contract with a franchise a little over 30 miles from where he had his greatest success in the league.
The former Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns quarterback will join the Baltimore Ravens, General Manager Ozzie Newsome said in a surprise announcement Wednesday. Griffin, 28, sat out the 2017 season after his release last March by the Browns, with whom he spent one injury-marred season, appearing in only five games after breaking the coracoid bone in his left shoulder in the Browns’ opener.
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Griffin’s response to the deal? “#PlayLikeaRaven” he wrote on Twitter and Instagram.
“He came in last week, worked out — had a real good workout — and we were able to come to an agreement late yesterday,” Newsome said in his Wednesday pre-draft news conference. “He will probably be here early next week to sign the deal.”
Ravens Coach John Harbaugh echoed that, adding that he was “very excited” about the acquisition. “Confident guy. We felt like we needed a No. 2 quarterback [behind Joe Flacco],”
he said. “I feel like we got a steal. I felt like he really wanted to be here, be a Raven.”