The Washington Redskins have publicly stood behind their decision to play Robert Griffin III only months after receiving surgery on his torn ACL, but now vice president and general manager Bruce Allen says that was the wrong decision.
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Allen spoke to ESPN 950 radio Monday and said that he doesn’t believe Griffin had enough practice to be ready for an NFL game and should have taken a longer time to get back into the starting lineup.
"What you saw last year was almost a little disrespectful to the game of football," Allen said. "It's impossible to ask a player to perform well during the regular season if you haven't practiced.
"Last year at this time, he was still rehabbing his knee, and he wasn't allowed to practice or work in team drills. We put him on the spot by trying to do that. And this year he's had a full offseason, his knee is 100 percent, knock on wood, and he's had all [the practices], and that's how you get ready to play a football season."
Doctors had cleared Griffin to play, but Dr. James Andrews believed the Washington star shouldn’t play in any preseason games. Griffin was reinserted into the starting lineup in mid-August with the preseason in full swing and had practices constantly interrupted by the games he couldn't play in.
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Griffin says he will not wear a brace on his right knee in 2014 ad expects to repeat his rookie season and not the sophomore campaign. In his rookie season, Griffin lead the Redskins to their first NFC East title since 1999 only to be eliminated by the Seattle Seahawks.
In that Seattle game, Griffin tore his ACL and MCL after damaging his LCL weeks earlier in a game against the Baltimore Ravens.
[ESPN]
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