Does Redskins head coach Jay Gruden want RG3 gone?
Obviously Jay Gruden is not a fan of Robert Griffin III, because Gruden and RG3 have bumped heads in the past. If you remember, Gruden threw him under the bus after his statement last year concerning his teammates. Well today when John Keim the ESPN writer for the Washington Redskins was asked about RG3 getting traded, Keim reported Gruden does not want Griffin on the roster…..
Any chance RGIII gets traded? Any truth to the rumblings that Coach and Owner aren’t on the same page philosophically? #jkmailbag@john_keim
— DennisDuncan (@DennisDuncan4) March 19, 2015
Keim: If it were up to the coach, Griffin would be gone. The owner, it appears, wants to keep him around another year. Griffin does not have a ton of supporters on the football side as far as feeling he can become the sort of franchise quarterback they once envisioned. So, no, I don’t think they’re on the same page. Not saying Jay Gruden is right or wrong in his assessment, just that they differ. I think the only way Griffin gets traded is if another quarterback comes back in return (probably obvious). Based on the coaches not having much confidence in him, anything is possible. But they’ll have to convince the owner it’s a smart move and I’m not sure they’ll be able to do so.
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