It looks like Robert Griffin III will be kept around after all.The former starting quarterback's name was still legible on the 53 man roster when the Washington Redskins made their final cuts on Saturday.
It hasn't felt like that would happen lately.
After head coach Jay Gruden announced last week that Kirk Cousins would assume the starting quarterback role for the team in the coming regular season, there was more than enough speculation that the man who formerly held that job would not be a part of the organization.
Poor play and a string of injuries had convinced commentators that the former Heisman Trophy winner would finally be discarded from the team he's led the past three seasons.
While many will obviously suspect front office politics for the decision to keep Griffin on the team, the choice is likely football related. Gruden and G.M. Scot McCloughan believe he can still provide some needed skill to the team and is the next-best man up after Kirk Cousins.
Though whether he will be listed as the No. 2 ahead of Colt McCoy remains to be seen.
The major reason why it was believed the team would part ways with Griffin was the $16.1 million option he signed this offseason. Fully guaranteed for injury, should he be hurt in any capacity this season, the Redskins are on the hook for the whole amount. That's an injury that could come not only on the field, but in practice or in the weight room.
Technically, Griffin is injured. He has a concussion, still going through the league's protocol before he is cleared to play. The Redskins will keep him as the inactive No. 3 until he is cleared.
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