ASHBURN, Va. - Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden said at the NFL Combine on Wednesday that Robert Griffin III will be the team's starter at quarterback next season.
"We'll go into the season with Robert as our No. 1 guy," Albert Breer reported him saying, via Twitter.
Griffin started the first two games last season under center for the Redskins (4-12), though would miss the following six contests after dislocating his ankle in Week 2 at Houston. He regained his position shortly before losing it again temporarily near the end of the season.
"It's up to Robert to continue to grow and mature as a quarterback and as a person," Gruden added. "Moving forward we want to see improvement. It's up to us as a staff to get more out of him."
Kirk Cousins and Colt McCoy relieved Griffin during his injury. Cousins went 1-4 in that stretch before being replaced by McCoy, and said in December he would request a trade from the team should Griffin receive the starting nod again.
McCoy started three games before injuring then aggravating a neck injury, leading the Redskins to a Week 8 overtime victory at the Dallas Cowboys in a Monday night contest.
Griffin threw four touchdowns and six interceptions on 1,694 yards passing last season.
"Robert is a hard worker," Gruden said. "He works hard on his body and his strength, but we will have things drawn up for him, specific things that he can do to get better from the quarterback position mechanics-wise, throwing-wise, drop-wise. He has a good idea of what we did in OTAs and during the season with footwork and fundamentals that he'll continue to build on."
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