Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III: They don’t look at me like a celebrity – NFL News
Robert Griffin III (RG3) and Andrew Luck have been in the limelight since the last six or more months. Being the best quarterbacks in the college league, both were expected to be the highlight of this year’s draft.
And the same thing happened. Luck was drafted as the first overall pick this year by Indianapolis Colts while RG3 was drafted next to him by Washington Redskins.
Although RG3 was selected next to Luck, the former seems to be more famous than the latter.
RG3 is well received wherever he goes. The fans love him and they have already made him a star, hoping that the rookie will revamp the franchise’s tarnished image.
Redskins finished with winning only five games last year and 11 defeats put them at the bottom of the National Football Conference (NFC) East. Now RG3 is expected to lead them to victories in the 2012 season, which is going to be even more competitive.
However, the rookie quarterback is no more a celebrity and as he prepares for training camp he is just a player who has heavy responsibilities on his shoulders.
Talking to reporters, he said:
"It's great and easy to balance that now because the team doesn't look at me that way, they don't look at me like a celebrity. Yeah, I'm their quarterback, and I'm the guy that's going to lead them and lead them to victory. But there's no celebrity, there's
no autographs in the locker room, for the most part. I'm not RG3 to them, I'm just Robert."
Meanwhile, the rookie also said that he is going to focus only on his game during the season and will not involve in anything else. He mentioned that he would not attend any award shows or do any commercials during the season and said:
“I did my work during the offseason, whether it was with marketing or just football work, making sure I stayed in shape and stayed on top of the playbook.”
In presence of Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles and the defending Super Bowl champions New York Giants in the NFC East, the road is going to be tougher for Redskins and that seems to be the reason why RG3 wants to shift all his attention on the game now.
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