Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III has been diagnosed with a concussion, head coach Jay Gruden confirmed after the team's 21-17 exhibition victory over Detroit on Thursday.Griffin left the game with a right shoulder stinger after being landed on awkwardly by a Lions defensive end following an unforced fumble in the second quarter. He failed the league's mandated concussion protocol given him after he left the field.
Gruden said his quarterback will not lose his long-presumed starting job to the injury, but had no timetable as of yet for when he would return to his duties.
"I'd imagine he'd still be our starter," Gruden said. "It was not a very good performance by our first-team offense, to say the least."
Griffin was also hit three other times, marking six times on only five pass attempts in which he was contacted by a defensive player.
Willie Smith allowed a blind side sack, one of two he permitted, in relief of starting left tackle Trent Williams and rookie guard Brandon Scherff would allow a third. Washington accrued all of 10 yards in the first quarter thanks to a woeful and unconvincing offensive campaign, snuffed out at the hands of poor pass and rush protection overall from the start.
The Redskins (2-0) travel to Baltimore before hosting Jacksonville to finish their preseason.
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