Washington Redskins QB Robert Griffin III trusts his teammates – NFL News
Although a couple of players responsible for protecting Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (RG3) on the field are not around due to respective injury problems, the rookie quarterback is not worried about their absence. In fact, the rookie
has expressed faith in whoever is going to play with him.
During a media interaction recently, RG3 acknowledged that presence of experienced players at key positions is vital for any team’s success, but he maintained that the Redskins have enough roster dept to replace the injured players. The rookie also said
that the replacements are well capable of showing good game on the field.
When asked when he thought about the injuries to the players, RG3 said:
“I try not to. I definitely keep tabs on those guys, try to talk to them and see what’s going on with them just for my mind’s sake. You want to have the best guys you can have out there, but we have a couple guys sitting out and the rest of the line’s stepping
up and doing a good job.”
He added:
“If you think you have a banged up line or bad offensive line, then you’ll play scared. The one thing I don’t want those guys to think is that I don’t trust them, so I definitely trust my offensive linemen, whoever’s out there with me.”
Redskins left tackle Jammal Brown, who has been dealing with injuries regularly since the last few years, is once again sidelined with another injury and his status for the upcoming season is not clear at the moment.
Tyler Polumbus is going to replace Brown for the time the latter in unavailable. He did the same in the last season.
Furthermore, guard Kory Lichtensteiger, who recently had a surgery, is reportedly not going to be available for the rest of training camp and he might not also be able to play the first game of the regular season. Lichtensteiger will be replaced by Maurice
Hurt.
Both these players have expressed excitement on getting an opportunity to take the field again. If they get more playing time and perform well while protecting RG3, they might gain the status of regular starter in the team.
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