The grueling nature of the NFL has made injuries commonplace over the years. Given the physicality of the sport and the brutal contact it demands, injuries have become an accepted part and parcel of the fabric of the game.
However, sometimes, those injuries can be career-altering or even career-ending. While some are purely a case of luck, Robert Griffin III and his wife, Grete, believe he was forced into early retirement due to mismanagement by the then-Washington Redskins.
Grete Joins Robert Griffin III’s Crusade Against Washington
A dynamic college presence, Griffin walked away with the Heisman Trophy and was selected with the second overall pick by the Redskins behind Andrew Luck in 2012. RG3 hit the ground running immediately.
A starter from Day 1 for the franchise, he put together a historic first campaign, which included setting the all-time single-season rookie record for passer rating and touchdown-to-interception ratio.
As a result, he was named a Pro Bowler and the Offensive Rookie of the Year, as Washington won the division and went back to the playoffs. Unfortunately, right before the regular season came to a close, things took a turn for the worse for Griffin.
After suffering a grade 1 LCL sprain in early December, the dynamic dual-threat quarterback chose to return to the game. Missing just one week of action, he was quickly back on the field for the Redskins.
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However, the situation became a bigger controversy on the eve of his playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks. USA Today reported that Dr. James Andrews hadn’t cleared Griffin to return to the field after his injury in December, a complete 180 on what head coach Mike Shanahan claimed.
Unfortunately, the Baylor product further aggravated his injury against the Seahawks, leading to surgery to repair both his LCL and ACL.
That marked the beginning of the end for Griffin, who would never become a consistent starting-level quarterback in the NFL again.
Instead, after a phenomenal rookie season, he would bounce between teams before calling it a career after serving in a backup role with the Baltimore Ravens. Recently, Griffin rehashed those old wounds as he took a direct shot against Washington on a reel.
As the caption wrote, “Preparing for my Netflix documentary about why they kept running me when I only had 1 leg against Seattle in 2012.” The post was polarizing, but his wife Grete Griffin shared her two cents in the comments.
“I have personal beef with everyone involved, and I didn’t even know you then,” she wrote in the comments.
The two got engaged in 2017, with their marriage taking place on March 10, 2018. The pair have three daughters together, and she has also taken on the role of stepmother to Griffin’s eldest daughter from his previous marriage.
