Robert Griffin III Articles
The 2017 NFL Draft is still two months away but for players hoping to realize their dreams of playing on Sundays this week’s Scouting Combine in Indianapolis is a critical first step towards that goal.
While some jokingly refer to...
Athlon Sports
5 months ago
The 2017 NFL Draft is still two months away but for players hoping to realize their dreams of playing on Sundays this week’s Scouting Combine in Indianapolis is a critical first step towards that goal.
While some jokingly refer to...
Athlon Sports
5 months ago
On Tuesday, Washington Redskins president Bruce Allen finally said something that everyone has known for a while — quarterback Robert Griffin III will not be back with the team next season. Allen was on "The Dan Sileo...
Antwan Staley
1 year ago
There was a time when Robert Griffin III’s future in Washington seemed limitless. In fact, some said he represented the future of the NFL. Like Michael Vick was supposed to be a decade or so earlier, RGIII was to become a new-age quarterback/...
Athlon Sports
2 years ago
2014 was a fun year in the football universe, culminating in a Super Bowl championship for the Seattle Seahawks and a runner-up finish for the Denver Broncos. Though these two squads enjoyed deep postseason runs, not every city is blessed with...
Evan Buhler
3 years ago
The NFL Scouting Combine (Feb. 22-25) is crossing the finish line on another so-called “Underwear Olympics.” The Combine is just one step in the job interview process leading up to the 2014 NFL Draft (May 8-10). But make no mistake,...
Nathan Rush
3 years ago
Not so long ago, Robert Griffin III and Mike Shanahan were taking the Washington Redskins to the playoffs and the biggest Scandal in D.C. was an ABC prime time drama starring Kerry Washington.Times have changed in the nation’s capital. Some...
Athlon Sports
3 years ago
The first Monday night game of the 2013 NFL season will take place in our nation’s capital when the Philadelphia Eagles square off against the Washington Redskins at 6:55 p.m. ET on ESPN. This Week 1 matchup is all about firsts for both teams...
Athlon Sports
3 years ago
Locks of the WeekThese are as good as gold — the San Francisco 1849 kind, not the two-tone Jacksonville helmet shade.49ers (-4.5) vs. PackersRemember Colin Kaepernick’s last game against the Packers D? He passed for 263 yards, rushed...
Nathan Rush
3 years ago
A quick look at every game on the NFL schedule for Week 1, along with the consensus pick of Athlon Sports’ editors.Ravens (0-0) at Broncos (0-0)Peyton Manning threw two INTs and lost one of his two fumbles in a 38–35 overtime playoff...
Athlon Sports
3 years ago
A quick look at every game on the NFL schedule for Week 1, along with the consensus pick of Athlon Sports’ editors.Ravens (0-0) at Broncos (0-0)Peyton Manning threw two INTs and lost one of his two fumbles in a 38–35 overtime playoff...
Athlon Sports
3 years ago
A quick look at every game on the NFL schedule for Week 1, along with the consensus pick of Athlon Sports’ editors.Ravens (0-0) at Broncos (0-0)Peyton Manning threw two INTs and lost one of his two fumbles in a 38–35 overtime playoff...
Athlon Sports
3 years ago
The NFL season is right around the corner, which means it’s almost time for everyone’s real favorite sport — fantasy football. It takes a strong draft, savvy free-agent eye and a little luck to win your league. But it just takes...
Nathan Rush
3 years ago
West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith entered the NFL Scouting Combine already perceived as the best passer in a clustered Class of 2013 — a group of signal-callers that includes USC’s Matt Barkley, NC State’s Mike Glennon, Florida State’s E.J....
Nathan Rush
4 years ago
Record-setting rookie quarterbacks will be on full display when the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins square off in Sunday’s NFC Wild Card matchup at 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX. The Seahawks (11-5) enter this contest on a five-game winning streak...
Mark Ross
4 years ago
A betting preview of each of every game (against the spread) on Wild Card Weekend in the NFL Playoffs.
Lock of the Week
Win or lose, this is Ray Lewis' last dance in front of the home crowd in Baltimore, expect the city's new team to soar...
Nathan Rush
4 years ago
With the 2012 NFL regular season in the books, it’s time to hand out awards to the league’s top talent. This year, there are more players deserving recognition than there are trophies to hand out. However, these are the select few Athlon...
Nathan Rush
4 years ago
NFL Playoffs previews and predictions for Wild Card Weekend:
AFC PLAYOFFS
Byes: Broncos, Patriots
Bengals (10-6) at Texans (12-4)
Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET, NBC
Houston defensive end J.J. Watt had a coming out party in last year’s 31–...
Nathan Rush
4 years ago
The Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins will write the latest chapter in their historic rivalry when the two face off at 8:20 p.m. ET tonight on NBC. The winner of this game, the 106th overall meeting between the two, will lay claim to the NFC...
Mark Ross
4 years ago
It’s fantasy football Super Bowl time. This week, the majority of leagues across the country will crown a champion who will win bragging rights, trophies, a few dollars, a trip to Vegas, who knows? And while every league is different, there are...
Nathan Rush
4 years ago
As 2012 comes to a close, Athlon will count down the top individual performances in each major sport from the year, culminating with a full list of the top 50 performances of the year.
It is important to remember that for the NFL, 2012 started...
Mark Ross
4 years ago
Apparently no one told this year’s rookie class of quarterbacks about the proverbial “rookie wall,” which, for years, has stood as an obstacle to stardom for even the best and brightest.
Four-time Super Bowl champion Terry Bradshaw threw...
Nathan Rush
4 years ago
The New York Giants will try and increase their lead in the NFC East when they face off with the Washington Redskins tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The defending Super Bowl champion Giants hold a two-game edge over the Redskins and Cowboys,...
Mark Ross
4 years ago
NFL midseason awards at halftime of the 2012 NFL season:
Most Valuable Player
Matt Ryan, QB, Falcons
“Matty Ice” has been as cool as they come this season. The fifth-year signal-caller out of Boston College has completed 68.9 percent of...
Nathan Rush
4 years ago
NFL Week 7 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule:
Seahawks (4-2) at 49ers (4-2)
Pete Carroll and Jim Harbaugh are old Pac-12 rivals from their days at USC and Stanford, respectively. Carroll famously asked Harbaugh, “What’s...
Nathan Rush
4 years ago